Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 250 · 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) speaking in anger (b) reading the rules first (c) imagining what follows (d) planning for problems
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹160 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹240 (b) story book, ₹130 (c) football, ₹110 (d) paint set, ₹150
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a kind of question
8. 8.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the hour the shop opens (b) the way to fold a boat (c) the spot your bag is (d) the time of the match
9. 9.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧩 A box has 5 rows of laddoos, with 6 in each row. How many laddoos are in the box? (a) 11 (b) not enough info (c) 36 (d) 30
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only thinking of now (b) ignoring warnings (c) imagining what follows (d) acting without thinking
13. 13.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) it rained all night (d) the ground is wet
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
16. 16.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks for your OTP (b) a named source (c) a strange web address (d) asks for a password
19. 19.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it was measured twice (b) it has lots of likes (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) a year has 12 months (c) fish live in water (d) plants need water
21. 21.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
23. 23.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) opinion (b) fact
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Saanvi can play chess. Is Saanvi in the chess club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
26. 26.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌱 Tara planted 28 saplings in 4 hours. Aarav planted 66 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Aarav
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) it rained all night (c) nobody heard the bell (d) the class was noisy
30. 30.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
32. 32.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, clear words (b) asks for a password (c) a prize you never won (d) asks for your OTP
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: saying “maybe”? (a) hasty (b) careful
36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
37. 37.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) asks for a password (b) no pressure to share (c) too good to be true (d) asks for your OTP
38. 38.🔮 If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If he misses the bus, he walks to school. Suppose Rohan wakes up late. What happens next? (a) he misses the bus (b) the alarm does not ring (c) he walks to school
39. 39.📚 Diya read 18 pages in 2 days. Saanvi read 48 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Saanvi
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the spot your bag is (b) the reason she cried (c) the shelf with atlases (d) the place of the party

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