Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 740 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
2. 2.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
6. 6.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) ask them to repeat it (c) guess the way (d) nod and walk off
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
9. 9.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
10. 10.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Is it easy?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
16. 16.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
19. 19.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
20. 20.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to understand (d) a question to stall
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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) “What time, exactly?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
28. 28.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
32. 32.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
36. 36.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
38. 38.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to look busy (b) to annoy people (c) to waste time (d) to avoid mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True

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