Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 895 · 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 a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Is it break time?”
2. 2.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
9. 9.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
11. 11.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.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) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
15. 15.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to annoy people (d) to waste time
16. 16.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
27. 27.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
30. 30.🤔 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
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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
35. 35.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Is it break time?”
37. 37.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True

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