Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 797 · 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: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
4. 4.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
7. 7.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) ask them to repeat it (d) pretend you got it
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
16. 16.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
25. 25.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
30. 30.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
32. 32.🤔 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
33. 33.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
38. 38.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids