Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 698 · 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.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) a fact (b) hard to trust (c) always false (d) always true
2. 2.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) just because (b) dark clouds are coming (c) the road is closed (d) the floor is slippery
3. 3.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a kind of question
5. 5.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) but (c) maybe (d) because
6. 6.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) dark clouds are coming (c) the floor is slippery (d) just because
8. 8.💡 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) it is obvious (c) end of story (d) trust me
10. 10.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) it is colourful (b) it is round (c) I like the shop (d) it has vitamins
11. 11.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) trust me (b) the bus is full (c) the floor is slippery (d) it saves water
12. 12.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
13. 13.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the bus is full (c) end of story (d) dark clouds are coming
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) it is obvious (c) the test is tomorrow (d) end of story
16. 16.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 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
19. 19.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) it saves water (c) the road is closed (d) the floor is slippery
20. 20.True or false: “the road is closed” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 Real reason or not: “end of story”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
22. 22.💡 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
23. 23.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
24. 24.💡 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the floor is slippery (c) it saves water (d) it is obvious
26. 26.💡 Real reason or not: “it saves water”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
27. 27.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) end of story (c) it saves water (d) because I said so
28. 28.💡 Real reason or not: “dark clouds are coming”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
29. 29.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) the floor is slippery (c) end of story (d) the bus is full
30. 30.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) end of story (c) it saves water (d) just because
32. 32.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “the floor is slippery” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) it saves water (c) dark clouds are coming (d) everyone knows it
37. 37.True or false: “the bus is full” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) dark clouds are coming (c) the bus is full (d) because I said so
39. 39.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) the bus is full (c) everyone knows it (d) because I said so

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