Claims and Reasons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 5: Asking why: claims and reasons · Set 918 · 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.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
2. 2.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
3. 3.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Can I go?” (b) “Is it Monday?” (c) “Why do you think so?” (d) “Who are you?”
4. 4.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
5. 5.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
6. 6.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 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
8. 8.Which of these is a real reason? (a) just because (b) it is obvious (c) it saves water (d) everyone knows it
9. 9.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) because I said so (c) the test is tomorrow (d) dark clouds are coming
11. 11.💡 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
12. 12.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) everyone knows it (c) because I said so (d) dark clouds are coming
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) everyone knows it (c) the road is closed (d) trust me
15. 15.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) maybe (c) but (d) because
16. 16.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
17. 17.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
18. 18.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always false (b) a fact (c) hard to trust (d) always true
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.💡 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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) end of story (c) because I said so (d) the bus is full
25. 25.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) dark clouds are coming (c) the road is closed (d) the floor is slippery
26. 26.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) because I said so (c) trust me (d) the test is tomorrow
29. 29.True or false: “trust me” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) because I said so (c) it saves water (d) trust me
31. 31.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
32. 32.💡 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) trust me (c) everyone knows it (d) because I said so
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) end of story (d) dark clouds are coming
35. 35.True or false: “the bus is full” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) the bus is full (c) end of story (d) it saves water
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) dark clouds are coming (c) it is obvious (d) the road is closed
39. 39.💡 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
40. 40.Which of these is a real reason? (a) just because (b) the bus is full (c) it is obvious (d) everyone knows it

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