Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 464 · 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: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
6. 6.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
7. 7.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
8. 8.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) the test is tomorrow (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the bus is full
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) the road is closed (c) just because (d) everyone knows it
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) the bus is full (c) because I said so (d) dark clouds are coming
12. 12.True or false: “end of story” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
14. 14.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
15. 15.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) just because (b) it saves water (c) the road is closed (d) the bus is full
16. 16.True or false: “it saves water” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) the road is closed (c) dark clouds are coming (d) it saves water
18. 18.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the floor is slippery (c) trust me (d) it is obvious
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) everyone knows it (c) the test is tomorrow (d) the bus is full
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.💡 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
23. 23.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
25. 25.💡 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
26. 26.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) just because (c) everyone knows it (d) the bus is full
27. 27.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) end of story (c) it is obvious (d) the test is tomorrow
28. 28.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the road is closed (c) the test is tomorrow (d) dark clouds are coming
29. 29.💡 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
30. 30.True or false: “the road is closed” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always true (b) hard to trust (c) always false (d) a fact
32. 32.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) the bus is full (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the test is tomorrow
34. 34.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) my friend does it (b) bags like the dark (c) mornings are rushed (d) just because
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) trust me (c) it is obvious (d) because I said so
38. 38.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
39. 39.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) it saves water (c) trust me (d) the test is tomorrow
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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