Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 351 · 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 helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) it is sunny (d) no, for sure
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
6. 6.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) it saves water (c) because I said so (d) end of story
8. 8.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) when (b) who (c) where (d) why
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
10. 10.🔗 “The fans stopped because the power went off.” What is the cause? (a) the power went off (b) the batter hit a six (c) the fans stopped (d) the crowd cheered
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.True or false: “Can ice melt?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the worst (b) waiting to find out (c) looking for more clues (d) asking before judging
14. 14.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “thinking of others” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens in the end? (a) you skip breakfast (b) you cannot focus (c) you miss the lesson
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.🏏 Vihaan scored 60 runs in 6 overs. Rohan scored 24 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Rohan (b) both the same (c) Vihaan
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
20. 20.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) hard to go on trips (c) it keeps you active (d) learning to care
21. 21.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a yes/no question (b) it needs an explanation (c) a trick question (d) a rude question
22. 22.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “This Friday or next?” (b) “Are you sure?” (c) “Why Friday?” (d) “Can I bring snacks?”
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plants need water (b) dogs are the best pets (c) homework is boring (d) winter is the best
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
26. 26.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) who (b) why (c) when (d) how
29. 29.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
31. 31.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 3. Mural: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 3. What is the total score of the quiz?
33. 33.⭐ Vihaan made 25 paper stars in 5 hours. Meera made 36 paper stars in 3 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Vihaan (b) both the same (c) Meera
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person in charge (b) the player who scored (c) the person who called (d) the reason leaves fall
35. 35.True or false: “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) send the password (b) tell a parent (c) forward it to friends (d) click the link
37. 37.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: asking “what if?”? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
38. 38.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Kabir is not in the Blue House. Does Kabir wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) closed (b) open

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