How to ask clarifying questions in first grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 👂 Listen Carefully: Pay close attention to what the speaker is saying.
• 🤔 Identify Confusion: Notice the parts you don't understand.
• ❓ Ask Clearly: Form simple questions to get more information.
• 🗣️ Use Polite Language: Say "please" and "thank you".
• ✅ Confirm Understanding: Repeat what you heard to make sure you got it right.

Practice Quiz

1. What is a clarifying question?
   1. A question that makes things more confusing.
   2. A question that helps you understand something better.
   3. A question that changes the subject.
   4. A question with no answer.
2. Why is it important to ask clarifying questions?
   1. To show off how smart you are.
   2. To understand things better and learn more.
   3. To interrupt the speaker.
   4. It's not important.
3. Which of these is NOT a good way to start a clarifying question?
   1. "Can you explain that again?"
   2. "I don't understand."
   3. "Why are you so wrong?"
   4. "Could you give an example?"
4. What should you do after someone answers your clarifying question?
   1. Ask another question immediately.
   2. Say "thank you" and think about the answer.
   3. Ignore the answer.
   4. Start talking about something else.
5. What does it mean to 'confirm understanding'?
   1. To agree with everything the speaker says.
   2. To repeat what you heard in your own words to check if you understood correctly.
   3. To pretend you understand even if you don't.
   4. To change the subject.
6. If someone uses a word you don't know, what's a good clarifying question to ask?
   1. "What does that word mean?"
   2. "Why are you using such big words?"
   3. Ignore the word and hope you understand later.
   4. Tell them they are wrong.
7. Which of these is an example of polite language to use when asking a clarifying question?
   1. "Tell me again!"
   2. "Explain that!"
   3. "Could you please explain that again?"
   4. "I demand you explain that!"