Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 951 · 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: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
7. 7.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
10. 10.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Which one, please?”
11. 11.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
15. 15.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
21. 21.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
28. 28.🧭 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
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
30. 30.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
31. 31.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
34. 34.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) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
35. 35.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the school name
36. 36.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True

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