Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 929 · 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: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
6. 6.📝 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?”
7. 7.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to understand (d) a question to stall
8. 8.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
10. 10.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
13. 13.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
16. 16.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
18. 18.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
25. 25.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to look busy (b) to annoy people (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to waste time
26. 26.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
27. 27.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
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.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.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) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
36. 36.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”

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