Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 842 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Which page, please?”
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) pretend you got it (d) guess the way
4. 4.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
10. 10.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to tease
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
12. 12.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) the school name (d) your best friend
13. 13.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Are eggs round?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
17. 17.📝 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) “Is it easy?” (d) “Why homework?”
18. 18.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
20. 20.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) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
21. 21.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
23. 23.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
26. 26.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to look busy (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to annoy people
27. 27.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) “What time, exactly?”
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
29. 29.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
31. 31.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear

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