Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 950 · 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 a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
8. 8.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
10. 10.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to stall
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
12. 12.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
15. 15.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
17. 17.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
20. 20.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
24. 24.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
30. 30.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) nod and walk off (c) guess the way (d) ask them to repeat it
31. 31.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
34. 34.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Which one, please?”
35. 35.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “Are you sure?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
40. 40.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True

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