Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 975 · 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: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to annoy people (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to look busy
3. 3.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
16. 16.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
19. 19.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
21. 21.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) “Which page, please?”
22. 22.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?”
23. 23.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “Are you sure?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
25. 25.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
28. 28.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
30. 30.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
32. 32.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Why homework?”
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) guess the way (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
37. 37.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
38. 38.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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