Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 878 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
2. 2.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
5. 5.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Why homework?”
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
7. 7.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
10. 10.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the colour of ink
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Is it break time?”
13. 13.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
20. 20.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to tease (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to understand
25. 25.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
29. 29.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
34. 34.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
36. 36.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
37. 37.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to annoy people (c) to look busy (d) to avoid mistakes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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