Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 940 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
2. 2.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
5. 5.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) your best friend (c) the school name (d) the exact date
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.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) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
9. 9.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) “Which page, please?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
12. 12.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
17. 17.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
18. 18.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) nod and walk off (d) ask them to repeat it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
28. 28.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to annoy people
29. 29.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
37. 37.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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