Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 123 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Claim + because): A claim with a reason: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” Look for because, as or since. A claim with no reason: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.”, “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” Real reasons are facts that support the claim: the road is closed, it saves water, the test is tomorrow.

1. 1.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the bus is full” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
4. 4.💡 Real reason or not: “it is obvious”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
5. 5.Which of these is a real reason? (a) just because (b) it is obvious (c) everyone knows it (d) dark clouds are coming
6. 6.☂️ Which is the strongest reason to carry an umbrella today? (a) the forecast says rain (b) it looks cool (c) everyone has one (d) I like the colour
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) the test is tomorrow (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the bus is full
8. 8.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a funny story
9. 9.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
11. 11.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
14. 14.Which of these is a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) trust me (c) everyone knows it (d) because I said so
15. 15.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
16. 16.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
17. 17.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) everyone knows it (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the test is tomorrow
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) the test is tomorrow (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the floor is slippery
19. 19.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) dark clouds are coming
20. 20.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) the bus is full (c) the test is tomorrow (d) trust me
21. 21.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
22. 22.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
23. 23.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
24. 24.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
25. 25.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) hard to trust (b) a fact (c) always false (d) always true
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) because I said so (c) everyone knows it (d) the bus is full
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) because I said so (c) it saves water (d) just because
28. 28.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) it is obvious (c) the road is closed (d) end of story
30. 30.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
31. 31.💡 Real reason or not: “dark clouds are coming”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
32. 32.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
33. 33.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) because I said so (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the bus is full
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
37. 37.💡 Real reason or not: “it saves water”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
38. 38.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) maybe (b) or (c) because (d) but
39. 39.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
40. 40.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) because I said so (c) the floor is slippery (d) it is obvious

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