Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 432 · 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.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to tease (c) a question to understand (d) a question to stall
2. 2.✅ A fact is something that… (a) everyone likes (b) sounds nice (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
3. 3.True or false: “Why is the sea salty?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🚲 Aarav cycled 48 km in 4 hours. Saanvi cycled 24 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Saanvi (b) both the same (c) Aarav
6. 6.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We checked all 40 mangoes in the box; every one was ripe.” (a) enough evidence (b) not enough evidence
9. 9.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) everyone knows it (c) end of story (d) the test is tomorrow
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too good to be true (b) trusted sites agree (c) a named source (d) calm, clear words
11. 11.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Tara is in the drama club. Does Tara know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
13. 13.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Tara is not in the drama club. Does Tara know the lines of the play? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
16. 16.True or false: “the shelf with atlases” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “skipping instructions” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a science textbook (b) a guess by a friend (c) the school notice board (d) a dictionary
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a maths sum (c) a kind of question (d) a funny story
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
23. 23.True or false: “We tested 20 seeds, and 18 of them sprouted.” gives enough evidence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) panicking
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the worst (b) looking for more clues (c) judging by looks (d) deciding too fast
29. 29.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
30. 30.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger’s chat
34. 34.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the colour of ink (b) what facts are given (c) your handwriting (d) the page number
35. 35.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) must be true (b) someone hopes (c) is popular (d) might be fun
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
37. 37.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) where (b) when (c) how (d) why
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asking before judging” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True

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