Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 448 · 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) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
2. 2.📊 Fact or opinion: winter is the best? (a) fact (b) opinion
3. 3.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the cause? (a) the team won the match (b) the team practised hard (c) the plants got no water (d) the leaves turned brown
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) trust me (c) the road is closed (d) the bus is full
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.True or false: “the road is closed” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear date (b) asks for your OTP (c) a prize you never won (d) too good to be true
9. 9.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Do you see trees?” (b) “Is that a tree?” (c) “Why do trees matter?” (d) “Are trees green?”
10. 10.Which of these is a fact? (a) plants need water (b) dogs are the best pets (c) milk tastes awful (d) winter is the best
11. 11.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.📊 Which gives the best evidence about the class’s favourite game? (a) guessing (b) asking one friend (c) asking your pet (d) asking the whole class
14. 14.True or false: “asks for your OTP” is a warning sign of a fake claim. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
17. 17.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) everyone knows it (c) trust me (d) end of story
19. 19.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
20. 20.True or false: “cows give milk” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the road is closed” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
24. 24.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it hurts your back (d) it looks nice
25. 25.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the cause? (a) the ice cream melted (b) the sun was very hot (c) the show started late (d) there was a traffic jam
26. 26.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a thermometer (b) the bus timetable (c) a guess by a friend (d) a science textbook
27. 27.🚲 Aarav cycled 8 km in 2 hours. Ishaan cycled 28 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Ishaan cycle?
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: ignoring other reasons? (a) hasty (b) careful
30. 30.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a kind of question
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
33. 33.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
35. 35.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🛍️ Tara has ₹140 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) comic, ₹190 (b) kite, ₹90 (c) story book, ₹120 (d) paint set, ₹70
38. 38.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: asking “what if?”? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
39. 39.📊 Fact or opinion: “Our school starts at 8 AM.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped

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