Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 409 · 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 not a real reason? (a) just because (b) the road is closed (c) dark clouds are coming (d) it saves water
2. 2.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) it takes more time (d) time with friends
3. 3.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
7. 7.🔗 What is a cause? (a) why something happens (b) a kind of question (c) what happens after (d) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Why do we yawn?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💰 Nisha saved 18 rupees in 2 weeks. Vihaan saved 30 rupees in 5 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
11. 11.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it new?” (b) “Is it big?” (c) “Do you have it?” (d) “How does it work?”
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.🛡️ Warning sign or good sign: a named source? (a) a good sign (b) a warning sign
15. 15.📚 Reliable or not: a random website? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
17. 17.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
18. 18.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to tease (c) a question to understand (d) a test for the teacher
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) closed (b) open
20. 20.True or false: “Are you ten?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is likely fake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚲 Nisha cycled 24 km in 2 hours. Meera cycled 50 km in 5 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Nisha
25. 25.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a maths sum (c) a kind of question (d) a funny story
31. 31.🧪 A scientist wants to learn something new. She mostly asks… (a) rude questions (b) yes/no questions only (c) no questions (d) why and how questions
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
33. 33.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) a question (b) what follows an action (c) a reason word (d) a rule
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: bees make honey? (a) fact (b) opinion
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.❓ Which question word helps you find out the spot your bag is? (a) how (b) why (c) where (d) when
40. 40.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) swimming causes it (b) ice cream is cold (c) yes, it does (d) no, heat causes both

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