Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 172 · 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.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
2. 2.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
3. 3.💡 Real reason or not: “it saves water”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
4. 4.Which of these is a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) trust me (c) because I said so (d) it is obvious
5. 5.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) end of story (c) because I said so (d) trust me
7. 7.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the road is closed (c) the bus is full (d) because I said so
9. 9.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) it saves water
10. 10.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) the floor is slippery (c) it saves water (d) the bus is full
12. 12.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Who are you?” (b) “Why do you think so?” (c) “Is it Monday?” (d) “Can I go?”
13. 13.True or false: “it is obvious” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the road is closed (b) it is obvious (c) the floor is slippery (d) the bus is full
16. 16.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) dark clouds are coming (c) the floor is slippery (d) it saves water
17. 17.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
18. 18.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) end of story (c) the road is closed (d) dark clouds are coming
20. 20.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
21. 21.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
23. 23.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) but (c) because (d) maybe
24. 24.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always true (b) a fact (c) hard to trust (d) always false
26. 26.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) just because (d) the bus is full
27. 27.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) end of story (c) it is obvious (d) dark clouds are coming
29. 29.💡 Real reason or not: “it is obvious”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
30. 30.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) it saves water (c) the test is tomorrow (d) because I said so
31. 31.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) it is obvious (c) because I said so (d) just because
34. 34.True or false: “the bus is full” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 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
37. 37.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
38. 38.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a funny story (c) a kind of question (d) a maths sum
39. 39.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
40. 40.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False

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