Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 325 · 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 an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
2. 2.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the exact date (d) the school name
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.🏃 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) who is taller (d) their shoe colour
5. 5.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) it keeps you active (c) chewed shoes (d) learning to care
6. 6.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Ananya is not in the chess club. Can Ananya play chess? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Drink this juice and grow 10 cm taller in a week!” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
10. 10.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Nisha is in the chess club. Can Nisha play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “medicine when ill” is a want. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
15. 15.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Nisha does not know the lines of the play. Is Nisha in the drama club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
16. 16.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📚 You leave your project to the last night. What is likely? (a) a free holiday (b) extra marks (c) a perfect project (d) a rushed project
18. 18.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Kabir has not planted a tree. Is Kabir a member of the eco-club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
19. 19.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
22. 22.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ananya does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Ananya in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
23. 23.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.True or false: “asks for your OTP” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚲 Tara cycled 27 km in 3 hours. Arjun cycled 40 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Tara cycle?
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🧩 A box of oranges has 7 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) not enough info (b) 14 (c) 70 (d) 7
29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
30. 30.True or false: “the shelf with atlases” is found with a “where” question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 Real reason or not: “end of story”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
32. 32.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an open question? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
34. 34.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 5. Farm: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) hill (c) beach
35. 35.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 1, shade 5, nearness 5. Hill: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. Beach: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) beach (c) hill
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
38. 38.➡️ What is an effect? (a) what happens as a result (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) why it happens
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding

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