Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 197 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party hat (b) a toy robot (c) a pencil for class (d) a fancy phone case
3. 3.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the market (b) at the depot (c) on the road (d) at the school
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
9. 9.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ Meera made 36 paper stars in 3 hours. Arjun made 42 paper stars in 6 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Arjun (b) both the same (c) Meera
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to find out (b) thinking of other causes (c) asking before judging (d) deciding too fast
14. 14.⭐ Ishaan made 44 paper stars in 4 hours. Tara made 24 paper stars in 6 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Tara (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
15. 15.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
16. 16.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Kabir is in the chess club. Can Kabir play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
17. 17.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) open (b) closed
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
19. 19.➡️ What is an effect? (a) what happens as a result (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) why it happens
20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
21. 21.True or false: “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” does not give enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Meera is not in Class 4A. Does Meera have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
23. 23.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Meera does not have a green notebook. Is Meera in Class 4A? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
24. 24.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) is the first one (d) fits all your needs
25. 25.True or false: “a pencil for class” is a want. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the cause? (a) the goat got out (b) the seeds sprouted (c) I watered the seeds (d) we left the gate open
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
29. 29.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) then (b) because (c) so (d) and
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “We can’t tell.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Probably yes.”
33. 33.🧩 Saanvi bought 6 mangoes for ₹150 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) ₹30 (b) not enough info (c) ₹25 (d) ₹150
34. 34.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) floods and wet roads (b) sunny skies (c) a cold drink (d) dry fields
36. 36.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) share a nearby place (b) keep chatting (c) share it (d) tell a trusted adult
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.True or false: “just because” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, just a coincidence (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, red is fast

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