Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 219 · 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 question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) why (b) how (c) who (d) where
2. 2.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) tell a parent (b) click the link (c) send the password (d) forward it to friends
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
5. 5.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cry (c) cross it out (d) buy it anyway
6. 6.⭐ Meera made 48 paper stars in 6 hours. Diya made 30 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Diya make?
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to annoy people (c) to look busy (d) to waste time
9. 9.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Is it a park?” (b) “Do you like it?” (c) “Was it shut?” (d) “Why do you like it?”
10. 10.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Diya does not ride the school bus. Does Diya live in Green Park? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
11. 11.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
12. 12.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Rohan is not in Class 4A. Does Rohan have a green notebook? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
13. 13.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
14. 14.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) opinion (b) fact
16. 16.❓ Which question word helps you find out the spot your bag is? (a) why (b) where (c) how (d) who
17. 17.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
19. 19.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) fact (b) opinion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
21. 21.📚 Tara read 24 pages in 2 days. Saanvi read 12 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) both the same
22. 22.🛍️ Aarav has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹50 (b) sketch pad, ₹130 (c) colour pencils, ₹60 (d) kite, ₹90
23. 23.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) how (b) when (c) why (d) where
24. 24.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, always (b) yes, on Sundays (c) no, it just comes first (d) only in summer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts you can check (b) a strange web address (c) too good to be true (d) asks for your OTP
26. 26.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) asking before judging (b) guessing the worst (c) thinking of other causes (d) looking for more clues
27. 27.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the cause? (a) it rained all night (b) the ground is wet (c) the fans stopped (d) the power went off
28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) panicking
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
33. 33.True or false: “no source or date” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
35. 35.😱 A headline says “SHOCKING!!! You won’t believe this!” This is… (a) proof it is true (b) a fact (c) a warning sign (d) a trusted source
36. 36.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a guava (b) a mango (c) a papaya (d) a banana
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) acting without thinking (b) planning for problems (c) imagining what follows (d) reading the rules first
38. 38.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
39. 39.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
40. 40.True or false: “the place of the party” is found with a “where” question. (a) False (b) True

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