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A0 is the best time to ask all sorts of doubts - unless your senior is an asshole, A0s are only expected to be diligent and apply themselves to a task. Your knowledge of law or even the task itself is secondary - in fact it is assumed that most tasks you are given are being given to you for the very first time. No one looks down on a junior who asks a lot of questions - in fact it shows how you are thinking about the matter and what the senior can expect.
So please go ahead and ask away!
When you are taking instructions, please think of and ask as many questions as you can. It will save a lot of time and trouble. Plus its always good to think through how you will do anything before you set out to do it.
I'm often scolded for mistakes most of which are usually made when I'm confused about something and do not want to disturb my seniors by calling them up every 30 minutes. Sometimes, I'm certain that I'm completing my assignments in the correct way but then later I'm confronted with my mistakes completely off guard.
In my view, wfh makes it even more difficult as the seniors are not around physically. It may be easier to understand their instructions in person.
I want to be seen as an associate whom the seniors can rely upon. I lose my momentum after each setback then it takes at least a couple of weeks to get the confidence back.
Other A0s here, do you also experience this?