Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 418 · 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.🧩 The film starts at 4 PM and lasts 3 hours. When does it end? (a) not enough info (b) 7 PM (c) 4 PM (d) 8 PM
2. 2.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Saanvi is in the school choir. Does Saanvi practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
6. 6.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) it takes more time
7. 7.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Arjun is not in the school football team. Does Arjun train at 7 AM? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the floor is slippery (c) the bus is full (d) because I said so
9. 9.🧩 Meera is 7 years old. Saanvi is 2 years older than Meera. How old is Saanvi? (a) 2 (b) not enough info (c) 10 (d) 9
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) end of story (b) because I said so (c) it is obvious (d) the floor is slippery
11. 11.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) open (b) closed
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the place of the party (b) the author of a book (c) the city she lives in (d) the shelf with atlases
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔮 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 in the end? (a) you cannot focus (b) you feel hungry in class (c) you miss the lesson
18. 18.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Is it easy?”
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.Which of these is a need? (a) a new video game (b) water to drink (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a party hat
21. 21.True or false: “a video with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
23. 23.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) it is a holiday (c) the shops are shut (d) it may be raining
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🍫 You eat sweets every day and never brush. What is a likely consequence? (a) tooth decay (b) more height (c) stronger teeth (d) better marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
27. 27.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) saying “maybe” (b) ignoring other reasons (c) deciding too fast (d) guessing the worst
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: grabbing the first thing? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “speaking in anger” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the milk went sour (b) the ice cream melted (c) the milk was left out (d) the sun was very hot
36. 36.🧩 Nisha bought 5 markers for ₹75 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹75 (b) ₹15 (c) not enough info (d) ₹20
37. 37.Which of these is a good sign of a true claim? (a) “Share before deleted!” (b) no pressure to share (c) no source or date (d) ALL CAPS and !!!
38. 38.🧩 Kabir bought 6 mangoes for ₹60 in all. Each mango cost the same. What did one mango cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹10 (c) ₹15 (d) ₹60
39. 39.🌱 Diya planted 44 saplings in 4 hours. Aarav planted 9 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Aarav
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) guessing the worst (c) asking before judging (d) trusting the first idea

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