Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 812 · 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: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “How many eggs?”
6. 6.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Is it easy?”
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
11. 11.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to stall (c) a question to understand (d) a question to tease
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
13. 13.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to look busy (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to annoy people (d) to waste time
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
20. 20.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
22. 22.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) pretend you got it (c) guess the way (d) ask them to repeat it
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
26. 26.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
28. 28.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
32. 32.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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