Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 111 · 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.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
2. 2.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) guesses (c) opinions (d) rumours
4. 4.💭 An opinion is… (a) a measured number (b) a proven truth (c) a dictionary meaning (d) what someone thinks
5. 5.🛍️ A need or a want: a fancy phone case? (a) a need (b) a want
6. 6.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) because I said so (c) it saves water (d) the floor is slippery
7. 7.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
9. 9.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
10. 10.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) dark clouds are coming (c) end of story (d) the bus is full
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for a password (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) no pressure to share
12. 12.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 What does “evidence” mean? (a) a guess (b) a loud opinion (c) facts that support it (d) a rumour
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
15. 15.True or false: “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
18. 18.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “We can’t tell.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Yes, surely.”
19. 19.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the depot (b) at the school (c) at the market (d) on the road
20. 20.True or false: “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔗 “The shop had a sale, so the shop was crowded.” What is the cause? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) the shop had a sale (c) I went to bed very late (d) the shop was crowded
25. 25.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no, check more (b) yes, mangoes match (c) yes, it is certain (d) no mango is sweet
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the cause? (a) I watered the seeds (b) she did well in the test (c) Diya studied every day (d) the seeds sprouted
28. 28.❓ Which question word helps you find out the author of a book? (a) when (b) who (c) how (d) why
29. 29.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
30. 30.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a prize you never won? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
32. 32.🧩 A box has 6 rows of laddoos, with 4 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 10 (b) 28 (c) not enough info (d) 24
33. 33.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹270 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹250 (b) cricket bat, ₹240 (c) seed packet, ₹250 (d) kite, ₹340
35. 35.🧩 Rohan bought 3 markers for ₹30 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹15 (b) ₹30 (c) ₹10 (d) not enough info
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) tests show it works (d) many trials agree
37. 37.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to skip facts (c) to finish fast (d) to avoid false ideas
38. 38.🧩 Aarav is 11 years old. Nisha is 9 years older than Aarav. How old is Nisha? (a) 20 (b) not enough info (c) 9 (d) 21
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the year it was built (b) the day of the trip (c) the player who scored (d) the date of the exam
40. 40.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a rumour (d) a comic

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