Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 457 · 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.True or false: “tests show it works” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.🧩 Before solving a word problem, first check… (a) the colour of ink (b) your handwriting (c) the page number (d) what facts are given
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
6. 6.💭 An opinion is… (a) a proven truth (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured number (d) a dictionary meaning
7. 7.🕵️ Which question helps check an online claim? (a) “Is it colourful?” (b) “Is it long?” (c) “How many likes?” (d) “Who wrote this?”
8. 8.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 4. Lake: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. Farm: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
9. 9.True or false: “checking the facts” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) hot in summer (c) fresh air (d) free exercise
11. 11.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I measured it myself with a ruler.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
14. 14.🔮 If the plants grow, we get tomatoes. If you water the seeds, the seeds sprout. If the seeds sprout, the plants grow. Suppose you water the seeds. What happens next? (a) the seeds sprout (b) the plants grow (c) we get tomatoes
15. 15.🔐 A message says you won a prize and asks for your password. What do you do? (a) forward it to friends (b) click the link (c) send the password (d) tell a parent
16. 16.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
17. 17.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) a third pair of shoes (c) a new video game (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “No, never.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “Probably yes.”
20. 20.Which of these is a fact? (a) milk tastes awful (b) ice is frozen water (c) fish are cute (d) honey is yummy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) panicking
22. 22.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a measured length
23. 23.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Arjun lives in Green Park. Does Arjun ride the school bus? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
24. 24.🌱 Kabir planted 36 saplings in 4 hours. Aarav planted 42 saplings in 6 hours. How many saplings per hour did Kabir plant?
25. 25.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) closed (b) open
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the cause? (a) we left the gate open (b) the milk went sour (c) the goat got out (d) the milk was left out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.🧩 A box has 8 rows of oranges, with 4 in each row. How many oranges are in the box? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) not enough info
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) the rule book says so (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Beach: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 4. Fort: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 5. What is the total score of the fort?
35. 35.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🔮 If the fan stops, the room gets hot. If the power goes off, the fan stops. If the room gets hot, we open the windows. Suppose the fan stops. What happens next? (a) we open the windows (b) the room gets hot (c) the power goes off
39. 39.🧩 Nisha is 7 years old. Ishaan is 2 years older than Nisha. How old is Ishaan? (a) not enough info (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 9
40. 40.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Why do you like it?” (c) “Is it a park?” (d) “Was it shut?”

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