Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 767 · 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: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
3. 3.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the school name (d) the exact date
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
11. 11.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to avoid mistakes
12. 12.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) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “This Friday or next?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “Are you sure?” (d) “Why Friday?”
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
19. 19.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Which one, please?”
20. 20.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Is it break time?”
23. 23.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
29. 29.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
31. 31.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True

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