Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 34 · 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 need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a third pair of shoes (c) water to drink (d) extra chocolate
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too good to be true (b) calm, clear words (c) a strange web address (d) no source or date
5. 5.❓ Which question word helps you find out the day of the trip? (a) when (b) how (c) who (d) why
6. 6.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the day of the trip (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the player who scored (d) the method to grow beans
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bees make honey (b) cows give milk (c) a year has 12 months (d) winter is the best
8. 8.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the author of a book (b) the way bees make honey (c) the city she lives in (d) the spot your bag is
9. 9.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the cause? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) I went to bed very late (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) the class was noisy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cause of the fight (b) the person who called (c) the friend who helped (d) the author of a book
11. 11.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) ignoring warnings (b) reading the rules first (c) grabbing the first thing (d) skipping instructions
12. 12.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
13. 13.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
15. 15.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) open (b) closed
16. 16.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
18. 18.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) what happens as a result (c) why it happens (d) a reason word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to find out (b) thinking of other causes (c) trusting the first idea (d) checking the facts
20. 20.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) a rule (b) a reason word (c) a question (d) what follows an action
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
22. 22.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Diya did not get a balloon. Was Diya at Asha’s party? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
23. 23.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) a photo
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
25. 25.True or false: “healthy food” is a want. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
27. 27.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a want. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 1 hour. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 4 PM (c) 5 PM (d) 6 PM
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) the numbers prove it
30. 30.🧩 A box of eggs has 7 in each row. How many eggs are in the box? (a) 14 (b) 70 (c) not enough info (d) 7
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a science textbook (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.True or false: “Are there trees near your house?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💰 Arjun saved 66 rupees in 6 weeks. Diya saved 12 rupees in 4 weeks. How many rupees per week did Arjun save?
37. 37.True or false: “fish live in water” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first

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