Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 429 · 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.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a want (b) a need
2. 2.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Is it long?” (b) “Is it colourful?” (c) “Who wrote this?” (d) “How many likes?”
3. 3.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Diya does not have a magnifying glass. Is Diya in the science club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
5. 5.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: skipping instructions? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) hot in summer (c) busy roads to cross (d) hard with a heavy bag
8. 8.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) and (b) so (c) because (d) then
9. 9.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) it costs nothing (c) free exercise (d) no fuel is used
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Which page, please?”
11. 11.Which of these is a fact? (a) ice is frozen water (b) homework is boring (c) red is the nicest colour (d) dogs are the best pets
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a stranger online (c) a guess by a friend (d) a joke page
13. 13.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) thinking of others (b) speaking in anger (c) only thinking of now (d) acting without thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) checking the facts (c) trusting the first idea (d) blaming without proof
16. 16.True or false: “the reason for a delay” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) busy roads to cross (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
18. 18.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
20. 20.📚 Diya read 18 pages in 6 days. Vihaan read 30 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Diya read?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.⭐ Aarav made 66 paper stars in 6 hours. Meera made 6 paper stars in 2 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) both the same
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a forwarded message (d) your class teacher
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧩 Nisha bought 5 pens and a lunch box for ₹125 in all. Each pen cost the same. What did one pen cost? (a) not enough info (b) ₹25 (c) ₹125 (d) ₹120
27. 27.🛍️ Tara has ₹150 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) skipping rope, ₹160 (b) football, ₹100 (c) magazine, ₹130 (d) watering can, ₹70
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a yes/no question (b) a why question (c) a how question (d) a long story
30. 30.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
32. 32.📊 Fact or opinion: plants need water? (a) opinion (b) fact
33. 33.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) hasty (b) careful
35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
37. 37.🗒️ Before choosing, first list… (a) your friends (b) what you need (c) random ideas (d) the weather
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question

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