Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 392 · 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? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
2. 2.True or false: “Maths is more fun than art.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💰 Meera saved 60 rupees in 5 weeks. Diya saved 22 rupees in 2 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Diya
4. 4.Which of these is a fact? (a) red is the nicest colour (b) milk tastes awful (c) fish are cute (d) cows give milk
5. 5.True or false: “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) checking the facts (c) asking before judging (d) trusting the first idea
7. 7.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a type of question (c) a good point of a choice (d) a bad point
9. 9.🚲 Kabir cycled 12 km in 3 hours. Ananya cycled 48 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Ananya cycle?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
11. 11.True or false: “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” gives enough evidence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) judging by looks (c) trusting the first idea (d) waiting to find out
13. 13.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
14. 14.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a strange web address (b) a prize you never won (c) ALL CAPS and !!! (d) trusted sites agree
17. 17.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “No, never.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “Probably yes.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
18. 18.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) trusted sites agree (b) a clear date (c) asks for a password (d) facts you can check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who called (b) the place of the party (c) the player who scored (d) the person in charge
22. 22.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
30. 30.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) a question (b) what follows an action (c) a reason word (d) a rule
31. 31.📊 Fact or opinion: fish live in water? (a) fact (b) opinion
32. 32.🔮 If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. Suppose it gets restless. What happens in the end? (a) it chews the shoes (b) the dog is not walked (c) the shoes are ruined
33. 33.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) why (b) where (c) when (d) who
34. 34.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) borrow from strangers (b) cross it out (c) cry (d) buy it anyway
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Which page, please?”
36. 36.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Why homework?”
37. 37.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the cause of the fight (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the date of the exam (d) the steps to tie a knot
38. 38.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a yes/no question (b) a how question (c) a why question (d) a long story
39. 39.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone

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