Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 938 · 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 not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
3. 3.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to stall (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) your best friend (c) the colour of ink (d) the exact date
15. 15.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “This Friday or next?” (d) “Can I bring snacks?”
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
22. 22.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
27. 27.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
31. 31.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) ask them to repeat it (c) pretend you got it (d) nod and walk off
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
33. 33.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
39. 39.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify

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