Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 363 · 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.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🥭 You taste one mango from a box of 50, and it is sweet. Can you be sure all 50 are sweet? (a) no, check more (b) yes, mangoes match (c) no mango is sweet (d) yes, it is certain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) free exercise (c) fresh air (d) it costs nothing
4. 4.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) why (b) when (c) how (d) where
5. 5.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. Suppose Rohan wakes up late. What happens next? (a) he walks to school (b) the alarm does not ring (c) he misses the bus
7. 7.🔗 “The kite string snapped, so the kite flew away.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) the plants got no water
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusting the first idea (b) guessing the worst (c) blaming without proof (d) saying “maybe”
9. 9.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Are you ten?”
13. 13.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Shocking! Eat this one fruit and never fall ill again!” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
14. 14.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
15. 15.🔗 “The crowd cheered because the batter hit a six.” What is the effect? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) I went to bed very late (c) the batter hit a six (d) the crowd cheered
16. 16.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) dry fields (b) sunny skies (c) a cold drink (d) floods and wet roads
17. 17.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
20. 20.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Fact or opinion: milk tastes awful? (a) opinion (b) fact
22. 22.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the effect? (a) the milk went sour (b) the leaves turned brown (c) the milk was left out (d) the plants got no water
23. 23.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion? (a) fish live in water (b) a year has 12 months (c) cows give milk (d) homework is boring
26. 26.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) what happens after (d) why something happens
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) open (b) closed
28. 28.🔮 If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. Suppose you skip breakfast. What happens next? (a) you cannot focus (b) you miss the lesson (c) you feel hungry in class
29. 29.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) acting without thinking (b) ignoring warnings (c) grabbing the first thing (d) reading the rules first
30. 30.💭 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured number (c) a dictionary meaning (d) a proven truth
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧩 Diya bought 6 notebooks and a cap for ₹440 in all. Each notebook cost the same. What did one notebook cost? (a) ₹73 (b) ₹434 (c) ₹440 (d) not enough info
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a stranger online (c) a doctor (d) a random website
34. 34.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) asking one friend (b) asking the whole class (c) guessing (d) asking your pet
37. 37.True or false: “The school website lists sports day as 12 December.” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) tests show it works (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

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