Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 737 · 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: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Which page, please?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Is it break time?”
5. 5.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the exact date (b) the colour of ink (c) your best friend (d) the school name
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Is it break time?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
9. 9.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to tease (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to understand
10. 10.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Is it break time?”
14. 14.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
18. 18.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
20. 20.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Which one, please?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
30. 30.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
39. 39.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True

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