Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 82 · 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.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
2. 2.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the school name
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
5. 5.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Is it easy?”
6. 6.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to look busy (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to waste time
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
10. 10.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to tease (c) a question to stall (d) a question to understand
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
13. 13.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Which page, please?”
14. 14.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
16. 16.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
25. 25.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
28. 28.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
30. 30.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
33. 33.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
36. 36.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) unclear (b) clear

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