Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 376 · 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.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
2. 2.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We measured the plant every day for a month; it grew 9 cm.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
3. 3.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the cause? (a) the ice cream melted (b) I watered the seeds (c) the sun was very hot (d) the seeds sprouted
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
5. 5.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) free exercise (d) hot in summer
6. 6.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
8. 8.🔮 If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens next? (a) you cannot focus (b) you skip breakfast (c) you miss the lesson
9. 9.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: grabbing the first thing? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) blaming without proof (c) checking the facts (d) trusting the first idea
11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
12. 12.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the friend who helped (b) the way to fold a boat (c) the way bees make honey (d) the hour the shop opens
17. 17.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💰 Rohan saved 30 rupees in 3 weeks. Kabir saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) both the same
19. 19.True or false: “a doctor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) judging by looks (b) guessing the worst (c) deciding too fast (d) checking the facts
22. 22.🔮 If it rains, the match is called off. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. Suppose it rains. What happens next? (a) we play carrom (b) the match is called off (c) we stay indoors
23. 23.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) ask if it is nice (b) vote on it (c) measure it (d) guess
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
26. 26.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) calm, clear words (b) trusted sites agree (c) no pressure to share (d) a strange web address
27. 27.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) ALL CAPS and !!! (b) no pressure to share (c) a prize you never won (d) asks for your OTP
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) blaming others
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
31. 31.🔮 If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If the tank empties, there is no water. Suppose the tank empties. What happens next? (a) the tap is left open (b) there is no water (c) the plants go dry
32. 32.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) walks away (d) checks the idea itself
33. 33.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the cause? (a) the oven was too hot (b) the cake got burnt (c) the bus broke down (d) we were late for school
34. 34.🐕 One dog barked at you. What is the fair conclusion? (a) dogs hate you (b) that one dog barked (c) never see dogs (d) all dogs are mean
35. 35.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a dictionary (b) a cartoon (c) a comic (d) a rumour
36. 36.True or false: “A triangle has three sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) I went to bed very late (c) she did well in the test (d) I felt sleepy in class
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “How do plants drink?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
39. 39.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a puzzle game (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
40. 40.True or false: “too good to be true” is a good sign of a true claim. (a) True (b) False

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