Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

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

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