Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 913 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Which one, please?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Why homework?”
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “Why eggs?”
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) ask them to repeat it (d) pretend you got it
14. 14.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
18. 18.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
28. 28.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to waste time (c) to look busy (d) to avoid mistakes
29. 29.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
31. 31.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
33. 33.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
36. 36.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) your best friend (c) the exact date (d) the school name
40. 40.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”

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