Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 304 · 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 of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) a strange web address (b) no pressure to share (c) “Share before deleted!” (d) too good to be true
2. 2.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) closed (b) open
3. 3.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to fill a page (b) to see both sides (c) to win a bet (d) to delay a choice
4. 4.🤔 Before acting, a thinker asks… (a) “How fast?” (b) “Is it Friday?” (c) “What could happen?” (d) “Who will see?”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Why was it stopped?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Was it stopped?” (d) “Who played?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
9. 9.🌱 Saanvi planted 60 saplings in 5 hours. Aarav planted 15 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
10. 10.❓ Which question word helps you find out the person who called? (a) when (b) where (c) how (d) who
11. 11.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 2. Zoo: learning 4, fun 4, safety 4. Bird park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 3. What is the total score of the zoo?
12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
13. 13.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal is yummy. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal has protein. (d) Dal is boring.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third pair of shoes (c) water to drink (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.True or false: “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “checking the facts” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) it shuts only on Sunday (b) Sunday is fun (c) shops sell milk (d) shops are big
21. 21.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) who finished first (b) metres per second (c) their shoe colour (d) who is taller
23. 23.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “How are kites made?”
24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) nothing at all (b) water, soil and sun (c) the pot colour only (d) the seed type
27. 27.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) so (c) as (d) because
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👟 “He has new shoes, so he must be rich.” What is the hidden assumption? (a) shoes cost nothing (b) he likes running (c) new shoes mean rich (d) shoes are white
30. 30.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Arjun does not know the lines of the play. Is Arjun in the drama club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) end of story (c) everyone knows it (d) the test is tomorrow
32. 32.Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) extra chocolate (d) a fancy phone case
33. 33.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) closed (b) open
34. 34.📊 Fact or opinion: “A triangle has three sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔓 Open or closed: “Is the sky blue?”? (a) closed (b) open
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🔗 “Nobody heard the bell because the class was noisy.” What is the effect? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the class was noisy (c) the oven was too hot (d) the cake got burnt
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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