Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 960 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the exact date (d) the school name
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
4. 4.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
7. 7.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
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.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
19. 19.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
21. 21.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) ask them to repeat it (b) pretend you got it (c) nod and walk off (d) guess the way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
24. 24.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Which one, please?”
25. 25.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
28. 28.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) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
29. 29.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
33. 33.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
38. 38.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
40. 40.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True

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