Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 899 · 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: “it saves water” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always false (b) a fact (c) always true (d) hard to trust
3. 3.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) it is colourful (b) I like the shop (c) it has vitamins (d) it is round
4. 4.💡 Real reason or not: “it is obvious”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
5. 5.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) end of story
7. 7.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) a maths sum (c) a funny story (d) an idea said to be true
8. 8.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) dark clouds are coming (c) trust me (d) the floor is slippery
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the road is closed (b) the bus is full (c) everyone knows it (d) dark clouds are coming
11. 11.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) just because (d) dark clouds are coming
12. 12.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
13. 13.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) trust me (b) the floor is slippery (c) it saves water (d) the test is tomorrow
14. 14.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
15. 15.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) but (c) because (d) maybe
16. 16.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
17. 17.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) because I said so (c) everyone knows it (d) the test is tomorrow
18. 18.💡 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
19. 19.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “the bus is full” is not 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 a reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) just because (c) it is obvious (d) the floor is slippery
24. 24.💡 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
25. 25.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) it is obvious (d) it saves water
26. 26.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trust me” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) everyone knows it
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “because I said so” is a real 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) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) the floor is slippery (c) it saves water (d) the bus is full
34. 34.True or false: “end of story” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 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
36. 36.True or false: “it saves water” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 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
39. 39.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
40. 40.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason

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