Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 173 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🏏 Meera scored 24 runs in 6 overs. Aarav scored 24 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) both the same
4. 4.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) guessing the worst (b) blaming without proof (c) judging by looks (d) waiting to find out
5. 5.📚 Aarav read 24 pages in 4 days. Meera read 30 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Aarav
6. 6.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) share it to ask (b) trust the photo (c) believe the title (d) check trusted sources
11. 11.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “the date of the exam” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a comment with no name
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
16. 16.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌱 Arjun planted 60 saplings in 5 hours. Ishaan planted 30 saplings in 3 hours. How many saplings per hour did Arjun plant?
18. 18.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” (a) more trustworthy (b) likely fake
19. 19.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) homework is boring (c) the Sun is a star (d) red is the nicest colour
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
22. 22.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “How do plants drink?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
26. 26.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) only thinking of now (b) speaking in anger (c) planning for problems (d) skipping instructions
27. 27.Which of these is a fact? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) dogs are the best pets (c) bees make honey (d) winter is the best
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) the school notice board
30. 30.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) when (b) how (c) who (d) why
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.🔮 If she shares her mango, you both enjoy lunch. If you share your tiffin, your friend is happy. If your friend is happy, she shares her mango. Suppose you share your tiffin. What happens in the end? (a) your friend is happy (b) you both enjoy lunch (c) she shares her mango
38. 38.True or false: “the cause of the fight” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔗 “The power went off, so the fans stopped.” What is the cause? (a) the power went off (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) the fans stopped
40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone

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