Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 306 · 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.🧒 Someone you don’t know online asks for your home address. What do you do? (a) tell a trusted adult (b) share a nearby place (c) keep chatting (d) share it
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.True or false: “Is this kite new?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
6. 6.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the way to fold a boat (b) the cause of the fight (c) the day of the trip (d) the room of the meeting
11. 11.🔮 If the power goes off, the fan stops. If the room gets hot, we open the windows. If the fan stops, the room gets hot. Suppose the fan stops. What happens in the end? (a) we open the windows (b) the power goes off (c) the room gets hot
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
14. 14.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to stall (d) a question to understand
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the reason she cried (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the time of the match (d) the person who called
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.🔗 “The dog heard thunder, so the dog hid under a bed.” What is the effect? (a) the plants got no water (b) the dog hid under a bed (c) the dog heard thunder (d) the leaves turned brown
21. 21.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔓 Open or closed: “Is the sky blue?”? (a) closed (b) open
23. 23.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) hair on the sofa (d) a loyal friend
24. 24.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) so (b) since (c) because (d) as
26. 26.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: calm, clear words? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
28. 28.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) what follows an action (b) a rule (c) a reason word (d) a question
29. 29.True or false: “One mango in the box was sour, so all the mangoes are sour.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) staying calm
34. 34.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) an atlas (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
36. 36.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) nothing else (b) she is always angry (c) she is a robot (d) she did not see you
37. 37.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) no source or date (b) a clear date (c) facts you can check (d) a named source
40. 40.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False

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