Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 153 · 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 a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it happened once (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
2. 2.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
3. 3.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) who (b) when (c) where (d) how
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a forwarded message (c) a random website (d) the school notice board
7. 7.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) planning for problems (b) skipping instructions (c) acting without thinking (d) grabbing the first thing
8. 8.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚲 Tara cycled 40 km in 5 hours. Diya cycled 66 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Diya
11. 11.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Aarav did not get a balloon. Was Aarav at Asha’s party? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) milk tastes awful (c) bees make honey (d) fish are cute
13. 13.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) ignore it (b) say it louder (c) ask or look for facts (d) trust your first idea
14. 14.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) facts you can check (c) a named source (d) a strange web address
15. 15.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
16. 16.🔮 If you water the seeds, the seeds sprout. If the seeds sprout, the plants grow. If the plants grow, we get tomatoes. Suppose the seeds sprout. What happens next? (a) the plants grow (b) we get tomatoes (c) you water the seeds
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
18. 18.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Which one, please?”
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
20. 20.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: speaking in anger? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
21. 21.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
22. 22.🚲 Ishaan cycled 40 km in 4 hours. Rohan cycled 18 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Ishaan (b) both the same (c) Rohan
23. 23.🔮 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 fan stops. What happens in the end? (a) the room gets hot (b) the power goes off (c) we open the windows
24. 24.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) a clear date (c) a prize you never won (d) asks for your OTP
25. 25.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) what happens as a result (c) a guess (d) a reason word
26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) a video with no name (c) a dictionary (d) a thermometer
28. 28.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) why (b) when (c) who (d) how
29. 29.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) must be true (c) is popular (d) someone hopes
30. 30.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔮 If you share your tiffin, your friend is happy. If your friend is happy, she shares her mango. If she shares her mango, you both enjoy lunch. Suppose you share your tiffin. What happens in the end? (a) you both enjoy lunch (b) she shares her mango (c) your friend is happy
32. 32.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
33. 33.🧩 Diya bought 6 mangoes and a lunch box for ₹350 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹58 (b) ₹344 (c) ₹350 (d) not enough info
34. 34.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Kabir is in the school choir. Does Kabir practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
35. 35.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
37. 37.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Meera practises on Fridays. Is Meera in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
38. 38.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav does not ride the school bus. Does Aarav live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
39. 39.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) no pressure to share (b) “Share before deleted!” (c) a prize you never won (d) asks for a password
40. 40.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True

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