Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 352 · 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.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) it has vitamins (b) it is round (c) it is colourful (d) I like the shop
2. 2.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) the road is closed (c) trust me (d) it saves water
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) the road is closed (c) everyone knows it (d) dark clouds are coming
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) it is obvious (c) the road is closed (d) the test is tomorrow
6. 6.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
7. 7.💡 Real reason or not: “it is obvious”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
8. 8.Which of these is a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) trust me (c) dark clouds are coming (d) because I said so
9. 9.💡 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
10. 10.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) it saves water (c) the bus is full (d) because I said so
11. 11.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone knows it (b) it saves water (c) just because (d) because I said so
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) end of story (b) everyone knows it (c) because I said so (d) dark clouds are coming
14. 14.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the floor is slippery (c) the road is closed (d) everyone knows it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) end of story
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) everyone knows it (c) the road is closed (d) end of story
18. 18.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) the floor is slippery (c) just because (d) dark clouds are coming
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 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
23. 23.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 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
25. 25.True or false: “it is obvious” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the road is closed” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) the road is closed (c) end of story (d) everyone knows it
28. 28.💡 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 no reason (b) a claim with a reason
29. 29.💡 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
30. 30.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) everyone knows it (c) it is obvious (d) it saves water
31. 31.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “It will rain. I just know it.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
32. 32.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
33. 33.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the bus is full” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a kind of question (c) a maths sum (d) a funny story
36. 36.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 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
40. 40.True or false: “the road is closed” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False

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