Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 126 · 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.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) a joke page
2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
4. 4.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
5. 5.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM and lasts 2 hours. When does it end? (a) 2 PM (b) 5 PM (c) not enough info (d) 4 PM
6. 6.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: ignoring other reasons? (a) careful (b) hasty
7. 7.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
8. 8.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) how (b) who (c) why (d) when
10. 10.True or false: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) asking a stranger (b) touching a wall (c) a thermometer (d) a guess
13. 13.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
15. 15.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) is popular (b) someone hopes (c) might be fun (d) must be true
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.True or false: “the Sun is a star” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a warm blanket” is a want. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔮 If the room gets hot, we open the windows. If the power goes off, the fan stops. If the fan stops, the room gets hot. Suppose the power goes off. What happens next? (a) the fan stops (b) the room gets hot (c) we open the windows
23. 23.🔗 “The floor was wet, so I slipped in the hall.” What is the effect? (a) the seeds sprouted (b) I slipped in the hall (c) I watered the seeds (d) the floor was wet
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
25. 25.🛍️ Aarav has ₹160 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) story book, ₹100 (b) small trowel, ₹150 (c) comic, ₹120 (d) watering can, ₹230
26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
27. 27.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) end of story (c) it is obvious (d) just because
30. 30.🔮 If the room gets hot, we open the windows. If the fan stops, the room gets hot. If the power goes off, the fan stops. Suppose the power goes off. What happens next? (a) we open the windows (b) the room gets hot (c) the fan stops
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
32. 32.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) open (b) closed
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a strange web address? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🛍️ Diya has ₹280 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹140 (b) comic, ₹240 (c) crayon box, ₹60 (d) magazine, ₹340
37. 37.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) thinking of other causes (b) ignoring other reasons (c) guessing the worst (d) judging by looks
39. 39.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the tyre went flat (b) a nail was on the road (c) the ice cream melted (d) the sun was very hot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the test is tomorrow (c) dark clouds are coming (d) trust me

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