Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 948 · 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) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Is it break time?”
2. 2.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
9. 9.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
15. 15.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
25. 25.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
27. 27.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
29. 29.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
32. 32.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to tease
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.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
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
36. 36.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to avoid mistakes
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Which page, please?”
39. 39.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
40. 40.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True

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