Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 257 · 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.🛍️ Meera has ₹180 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹150 (b) picture book, ₹250 (c) kite, ₹130 (d) comic, ₹150
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) bees make honey (c) fish live in water (d) cows give milk
3. 3.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
4. 4.🤔 Before acting, a thinker asks… (a) “Who will see?” (b) “Is it Friday?” (c) “How fast?” (d) “What could happen?”
5. 5.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
7. 7.True or false: “speaking in anger” is thinking ahead. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
9. 9.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) guess (b) measure it (c) vote on it (d) ask if it is nice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) no smoke or noise (c) busy roads to cross (d) fresh air
13. 13.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
14. 14.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the colour of ink (b) the page number (c) your handwriting (d) what facts are given
15. 15.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) milk tastes awful (c) plants need water (d) a year has 12 months
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) time with friends
19. 19.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
21. 21.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛍️ Vihaan has ₹150 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) football, ₹140 (b) comic, ₹100 (c) seed packet, ₹110 (d) picture book, ₹190
23. 23.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) swimming causes it (b) no, heat causes both (c) yes, it does (d) ice cream is cold
24. 24.True or false: “milk tastes awful” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) opinion (b) fact
26. 26.🔮 If the plants grow, we get tomatoes. If you water the seeds, the seeds sprout. If the seeds sprout, the plants grow. Suppose you water the seeds. What happens next? (a) the plants grow (b) we get tomatoes (c) the seeds sprout
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
28. 28.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a stranger online
29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: dogs are the best pets? (a) fact (b) opinion
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
31. 31.Which of these is a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) everyone knows it (c) the bus is full (d) end of story
32. 32.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) a question (b) what follows an action (c) a rule (d) a reason word
34. 34.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the Sun is a star (b) plants need water (c) ice is frozen water (d) homework is boring
39. 39.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Vihaan is in the drama club. Does Vihaan know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
40. 40.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the effect? (a) the cycle skidded (b) it rained all night (c) the road was slippery (d) the ground is wet

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