Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 171 · 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: “no pressure to share” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) a year has 12 months (c) fish are cute (d) milk tastes awful
3. 3.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) both (c) neither (d) the strong one
4. 4.❓ Which question word helps you find out the room of the meeting? (a) how (b) where (c) who (d) why
5. 5.🔮 If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. Suppose it gets restless. What happens in the end? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) the dog is not walked (c) it chews the shoes
6. 6.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
7. 7.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
8. 8.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Vihaan is in the school choir. Does Vihaan practise on Fridays? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
9. 9.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a good point (c) a prize (d) a bad point of a choice
10. 10.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for your OTP (b) trusted sites agree (c) too good to be true (d) “Share before deleted!”
14. 14.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a banana (b) a mango (c) a papaya (d) a guava
15. 15.🔗 “The batter hit a six, so the crowd cheered.” What is the cause? (a) the batter hit a six (b) the power went off (c) the fans stopped (d) the crowd cheered
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.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) on the road (b) at the market (c) at the school (d) at the depot
18. 18.🚲 Kabir cycled 20 km in 5 hours. Diya cycled 36 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Diya (b) Kabir (c) both the same
19. 19.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone case (d) a new video game
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
21. 21.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a want (b) a need
22. 22.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: reading the rules first? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
23. 23.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) the bigger one wins (c) a lucky guess (d) same conditions for all
24. 24.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) but (b) or (c) maybe (d) because
25. 25.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “only thinking of now” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to see both sides (c) to delay a choice (d) to fill a page
28. 28.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) closed (b) open
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) the school notice (c) a friend’s guess (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.🌱 Rohan planted 28 saplings in 4 hours. Aarav planted 12 saplings in 3 hours. How many saplings per hour did Aarav plant?
31. 31.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “speaking in anger” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “homework is boring” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) end of story (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the floor is slippery
35. 35.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
36. 36.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops are big (b) it shuts only on Sunday (c) Sunday is fun (d) shops sell milk
39. 39.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking the facts” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True

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