Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 217 · 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.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
2. 2.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) yes, always (c) only in summer (d) no, it just comes first
3. 3.🛍️ A need or a want: a warm blanket? (a) a need (b) a want
4. 4.True or false: “a prize you never won” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔮 If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens in the end? (a) you cannot focus (b) you miss the lesson (c) you skip breakfast
6. 6.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Arjun cannot play chess. Is Arjun in the chess club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
7. 7.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
9. 9.True or false: “trusting the first idea” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) thinking of other causes (b) looking for more clues (c) checking the facts (d) guessing the worst
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) the road is closed (c) the bus is full (d) it is obvious
17. 17.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it big?” (b) “Is it new?” (c) “How does it work?” (d) “Do you have it?”
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion? (a) bees make honey (b) ice is frozen water (c) fish are cute (d) a year has 12 months
19. 19.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
20. 20.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) judging by looks (b) trusting the first idea (c) waiting to find out (d) ignoring other reasons
21. 21.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) careful (b) hasty
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) it is obvious (c) the test is tomorrow (d) the floor is slippery
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the rule book says so (d) it happened once
25. 25.📚 You leave your project to the last night. What is likely? (a) a perfect project (b) a free holiday (c) extra marks (d) a rushed project
26. 26.📊 Fact or opinion: honey is yummy? (a) opinion (b) fact
27. 27.🎨 Two friends have different favourite colours. Who is right? (a) only the louder one (b) neither of them (c) only the older one (d) both can be right
28. 28.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
29. 29.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
31. 31.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🧩 The film starts at 2 PM. It is a long film. When does it end? (a) 3 PM (b) 4 PM (c) not enough info (d) 5 PM
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) asking a stranger (c) a thermometer (d) touching a wall
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry

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