Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 734 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Ask before you guess): Clear: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” Unclear: “Meet me there later.” — where? when? Clarifying questions ask for the missing detail: “Which page, please?”, “Do you mean Friday?”, “How many do I bring?” Not clarifying: “Can I go home now?”, “What’s for lunch?” — they do not help you understand the task.

1. 1.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to annoy people (c) to look busy (d) to avoid mistakes
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Which page, please?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
5. 5.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to understand (c) a question to tease (d) a question to stall
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
7. 7.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) guess the way (c) ask them to repeat it (d) pretend you got it
10. 10.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
14. 14.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
23. 23.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
28. 28.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
31. 31.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
33. 33.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) your best friend (c) the exact date (d) the colour of ink
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
40. 40.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”

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