Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 463 · 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.⭐ Meera made 18 paper stars in 2 hours. Arjun made 9 paper stars in 3 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Arjun
2. 2.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a warm blanket
3. 3.📊 Fact or opinion: “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
5. 5.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a photo
7. 7.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a trick question (b) a rude question (c) it needs an explanation (d) a yes/no question
8. 8.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a banana (b) a guava (c) a mango (d) a papaya
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a real reason? (a) trust me (b) the bus is full (c) everyone knows it (d) end of story
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion? (a) cows give milk (b) bees make honey (c) winter is the best (d) a year has 12 months
13. 13.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
15. 15.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧪 A scientist wants to learn something new. She mostly asks… (a) no questions (b) why and how questions (c) yes/no questions only (d) rude questions
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) it keeps you active (c) hard to go on trips (d) chewed shoes
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.❓ Which question word helps you find out the purpose of a rule? (a) when (b) how (c) who (d) why
21. 21.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛍️ Nisha has ₹100 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹50 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) kite, ₹90 (d) colour pencils, ₹80
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.True or false: “Is today Monday?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a stranger’s chat (b) a guess (c) the bus timetable (d) a dream
26. 26.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) yes, it does (b) swimming causes it (c) ice cream is cold (d) no, heat causes both
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the road is closed (c) the floor is slippery (d) trust me
28. 28.🔮 If the tank empties, there is no water. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If there is no water, the plants go dry. Suppose the tank empties. What happens next? (a) the plants go dry (b) the tap is left open (c) there is no water
29. 29.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) fact (b) opinion
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
33. 33.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Kabir has planted a tree. Is Kabir a member of the eco-club? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
34. 34.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “The science textbook and an encyclopedia both say the Moon has no light of its own.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
35. 35.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) trust me (c) the test is tomorrow (d) it saves water
36. 36.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
37. 37.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The city bus page, dated 2 June, says route 21 changes from Monday.” is more trustworthy. (a) True (b) False

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