Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 206 · 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.🔮 If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. Suppose you skip breakfast. What happens next? (a) you miss the lesson (b) you cannot focus (c) you feel hungry in class
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the school notice board (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) your class teacher
6. 6.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
7. 7.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) it saves water (c) the road is closed (d) because I said so
8. 8.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hot in summer (c) busy roads to cross (d) time with friends
10. 10.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Do you have it?” (b) “How does it work?” (c) “Is it new?” (d) “Is it big?”
11. 11.🔮 If the fan stops, the room gets hot. If the room gets hot, we open the windows. If the power goes off, the fan stops. Suppose the power goes off. What happens in the end? (a) the fan stops (b) the room gets hot (c) we open the windows
12. 12.⭐ Diya made 36 paper stars in 6 hours. Saanvi made 24 paper stars in 3 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Diya
13. 13.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) why (b) when (c) who (d) where
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Kabir got a balloon. Was Kabir at Asha’s party? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring warnings (b) only thinking of now (c) acting without thinking (d) imagining what follows
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) the test is tomorrow (c) trust me (d) because I said so
21. 21.🌱 Ananya planted 60 saplings in 6 hours. Saanvi planted 25 saplings in 5 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Saanvi (b) both the same (c) Ananya
22. 22.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: ignoring warnings? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: too good to be true? (a) a warning sign (b) a good sign
25. 25.🛍️ Meera has ₹190 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹60 (b) crayon box, ₹50 (c) magazine, ₹230 (d) story book, ₹180
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a pro (b) a con
29. 29.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a random website (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a forwarded message
30. 30.True or false: “Schools closed for a month! Forward to 10 groups now!” is more trustworthy. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔓 Open or closed question? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
32. 32.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the floor is slippery (c) because I said so (d) everyone knows it
33. 33.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) waiting to find out (b) saying “maybe” (c) judging by looks (d) checking the facts
34. 34.🔮 If you play better, you enjoy the game more. If you practise daily, your skill grows. If your skill grows, you play better. Suppose you practise daily. What happens in the end? (a) you enjoy the game more (b) you play better (c) your skill grows
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🧩 A box has 3 rows of guavas, with 8 in each row. How many guavas are in the box? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) not enough info (d) 11
38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) he drank the juice
39. 39.🛍️ Tara has ₹210 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) small trowel, ₹50 (b) cricket bat, ₹280 (c) skipping rope, ₹190 (d) crayon box, ₹90
40. 40.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) their shoe colour (b) who finished first (c) metres per second (d) who is taller

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