Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 881 · 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: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
7. 7.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the exact date (b) the school name (c) your best friend (d) the colour of ink
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Which page, please?”
12. 12.📝 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) “Is it easy?” (d) “Which one, please?”
13. 13.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
15. 15.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) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (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) “Is it break time?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
20. 20.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
25. 25.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) ask them to repeat it (b) pretend you got it (c) nod and walk off (d) guess the way
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
30. 30.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (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.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “Are eggs round?”
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”

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