Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 858 · 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: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 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
3. 3.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) just because (c) because I said so (d) the test is tomorrow
4. 4.💡 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
5. 5.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) everyone knows it (c) it saves water (d) trust me
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the road is closed (c) end of story (d) it saves water
7. 7.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) the road is closed (c) the test is tomorrow (d) it is obvious
8. 8.True or false: “just because” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “the bus is full” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 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
11. 11.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) the road is closed (c) end of story (d) trust me
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) just because (c) everyone knows it (d) it saves water
15. 15.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) end of story (c) the floor is slippery (d) trust me
16. 16.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) everyone knows it (c) the test is tomorrow (d) dark clouds are coming
18. 18.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always false (b) always true (c) hard to trust (d) a fact
19. 19.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) I like the shop (b) it is colourful (c) it is round (d) it has vitamins
20. 20.True or false: “end of story” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 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
23. 23.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 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
26. 26.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) a maths sum (c) a funny story (d) an idea said to be true
27. 27.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) it is obvious (c) end of story (d) dark clouds are coming
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) the test is tomorrow (c) dark clouds are coming (d) it saves water
30. 30.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) because (c) maybe (d) but
33. 33.💡 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
34. 34.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) just because (c) trust me (d) because I said so
36. 36.💡 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
37. 37.💡 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
38. 38.True or false: “it saves water” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False

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