Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 44 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “How are kites made?”
2. 2.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) open (b) closed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
6. 6.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
8. 8.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: blaming without proof? (a) hasty (b) careful
9. 9.Which of these is a warning sign of a fake claim? (a) a clear date (b) a strange web address (c) calm, clear words (d) a named source
10. 10.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) must be true (c) someone hopes (d) is popular
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Fact or opinion: a year has 12 months? (a) fact (b) opinion
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
18. 18.True or false: “the hour the shop opens” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the reason for a delay (b) the steps to make tea (c) the city she lives in (d) the author of a book
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
23. 23.💰 Rohan saved 10 rupees in 2 weeks. Kabir saved 20 rupees in 5 weeks. How many rupees per week did Rohan save?
24. 24.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to finish fast (c) to skip facts (d) to win arguments
25. 25.🛍️ A need or a want: a party hat? (a) a need (b) a want
26. 26.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
28. 28.🧩 Ananya is 8 years old. Saanvi is 2 years older than Ananya. How old is Saanvi? (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 2 (d) not enough info
29. 29.True or false: “Our school has the nicest uniform.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
31. 31.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
33. 33.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) where (b) why (c) who (d) how
34. 34.🧩 Enough evidence or not? “We asked all 30 classmates; 25 chose the zoo trip.” (a) not enough evidence (b) enough evidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
36. 36.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) metres (b) best (c) seven (d) Monday
37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

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