Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 163 · 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.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it has many likes (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it is loud
2. 2.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the person who called (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the year it was built (d) the cause of the fight
3. 3.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) the Sun is a star (c) ice is frozen water (d) milk tastes awful
5. 5.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
6. 6.🚲 Rohan cycled 36 km in 3 hours. Aarav cycled 44 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Aarav cycle?
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🏏 Saanvi scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Kabir scored 45 runs in 5 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Kabir (b) both the same (c) Saanvi
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone case (c) healthy food (d) medicine when ill
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) winter is the best (b) fish live in water (c) honey is yummy (d) homework is boring
13. 13.True or false: “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) ask them to repeat it (d) nod and walk off
15. 15.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the effect? (a) the ground is wet (b) the oven was too hot (c) the cake got burnt (d) it rained all night
16. 16.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) why (b) how (c) who (d) when
17. 17.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a party hat (c) healthy food (d) water to drink
18. 18.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger online (d) the school notice board
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) trust me (c) it is obvious (d) end of story
21. 21.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
22. 22.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for more clues (b) asking before judging (c) ignoring other reasons (d) checking the facts
24. 24.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) who (b) when (c) how (d) why
25. 25.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way to fold a boat? (a) when (b) how (c) where (d) who
26. 26.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “No, never.” (c) “Probably yes.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
28. 28.🔮 If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If the tank empties, there is no water. Suppose the tap is left open. What happens in the end? (a) the plants go dry (b) the tank empties (c) there is no water
29. 29.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) who (b) when (c) where (d) how
30. 30.True or false: “the way to fold a boat” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛍️ A need or a want: extra chocolate? (a) a want (b) a need
32. 32.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
35. 35.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) open (b) closed
36. 36.True or false: “planning for problems” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Vihaan read 40 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 22 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
38. 38.True or false: “reading the rules first” is thinking ahead. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
40. 40.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a named source (b) no pressure to share (c) trusted sites agree (d) too good to be true

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