Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 103 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Question, check, reason, decide): Find the topic of the question: questions (lessons 1–5), evidence (7–11), reasoning (13–17) or decisions (19–23). Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. If a fact is missing, say “not enough info”; if the rule does not decide it, say “can’t tell”; compare per day, not totals.

1. 1.True or false: “Is the sky blue?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who called (b) the player who scored (c) the friend who helped (d) the time of the match
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.True or false: “waiting a moment” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a papaya (b) a guava (c) a banana (d) a mango
6. 6.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) the weather (d) random ideas
7. 7.🔗 “The dog hid under a bed because the dog heard thunder.” What is the cause? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) I was thirsty at lunch (d) the dog heard thunder
8. 8.🚲 Arjun cycled 30 km in 6 hours. Ishaan cycled 24 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Arjun (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🧩 The film starts at 5 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 8 PM (c) 9 PM (d) 5 PM
10. 10.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 4. Recycling: helpful 2, easy 5, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) puppet show (c) mural
12. 12.🌱 Nisha planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. Saanvi planted 12 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Saanvi plant?
13. 13.True or false: “trusted sites agree” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Kabir does not practise on Fridays. Is Kabir in the school choir? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
15. 15.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Why do you like it?” (b) “Is it a park?” (c) “Do you like it?” (d) “Was it shut?”
16. 16.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
19. 19.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) nothing at all (b) the seed type (c) water, soil and sun (d) the pot colour only
20. 20.True or false: “imagining what follows” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 3, fun 4, safety 3. Museum: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 1, safety 1. What is the total score of the zoo?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) a new video game (d) water to drink
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
25. 25.✅ A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) sounds nice (c) can be checked (d) everyone likes
26. 26.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “A dog barked at me once, so all dogs are mean.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusting the first idea (b) looking for more clues (c) guessing the worst (d) ignoring other reasons
28. 28.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) weigh how big each is (d) ignore the con
29. 29.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Meera rides the school bus. Does Meera live in Green Park? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
30. 30.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Aarav does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Aarav in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) opinion (b) fact
32. 32.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) a photo
35. 35.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) hasty (b) careful
37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the floor is wet
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.True or false: “the cause of the fight” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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