Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 307 · 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.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Aarav does not practise on Fridays. Is Aarav in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
2. 2.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Diya does not have a magnifying glass. Is Diya in the science club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
3. 3.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🍛 Which sentence is a fact? (a) Dal has protein. (b) Dal is the best. (c) Dal is boring. (d) Dal is yummy.
5. 5.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) a cold drink (b) dry fields (c) floods and wet roads (d) sunny skies
10. 10.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) when (c) why (d) who
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
13. 13.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Was it shut?” (c) “Why do you like it?” (d) “Is it a park?”
14. 14.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) a guess (d) asking a stranger
15. 15.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a friend’s guess (b) the school notice (c) a forwarded message (d) a random website
16. 16.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
17. 17.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the effect? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the oven was too hot (c) the cake got burnt (d) the plants got no water
18. 18.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Ishaan got a balloon. Was Ishaan at Asha’s party? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
19. 19.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav rides the school bus. Does Aarav live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) fact (b) opinion
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
25. 25.True or false: “It rained on my birthday once, so it always rains on birthdays.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
27. 27.True or false: “One student said the canteen food was cold, so it is always cold.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it is obvious (b) the floor is slippery (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the test is tomorrow
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
33. 33.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Arjun has a magnifying glass. Is Arjun in the science club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
34. 34.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We tried the new route for 10 days, and it was faster every day.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) how (b) when (c) who (d) why
37. 37.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the time of the match (b) the year it was built (c) the day of the trip (d) the author of a book
39. 39.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. Science park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. What is the total score of the planetarium?
40. 40.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True

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