Critical Thinking Worksheet: Final Test

Critical thinking lesson 24: Final test: critical thinking and problem solving · Set 90 · 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 problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 What is a cause? (a) what happens after (b) a kind of question (c) a fact (d) why something happens
3. 3.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌱 Vihaan planted 60 saplings in 6 hours. Aarav planted 48 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
5. 5.True or false: “your class teacher” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔓 What is an open question? (a) it needs an explanation (b) a trick question (c) a rude question (d) a yes/no question
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
12. 12.🛍️ A need or a want: a toy robot? (a) a want (b) a need
13. 13.💰 Diya saved 16 rupees in 2 weeks. Saanvi saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Saanvi
14. 14.True or false: “your class teacher” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
16. 16.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
17. 17.🛡️ Likely fake, or more trustworthy? “Your account will be deleted. Send your OTP to save it.” (a) likely fake (b) more trustworthy
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
19. 19.❓ You are not sure if a news post is true. What helps most? (a) believe the title (b) share it to ask (c) check trusted sources (d) trust the photo
20. 20.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔗 “I was thirsty at lunch because I forgot my water bottle.” What is the effect? (a) I forgot my water bottle (b) I watered the seeds (c) the seeds sprouted (d) I was thirsty at lunch
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “end of story” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is a fact? (a) plants need water (b) honey is yummy (c) winter is the best (d) homework is boring
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) trying again
28. 28.🧩 Ishaan bought 4 markers for ₹140 in all. Each marker cost the same. What did one marker cost? (a) ₹140 (b) not enough info (c) ₹40 (d) ₹35
29. 29.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to skip facts (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to finish fast
30. 30.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a why question (b) a long story (c) a yes/no question (d) a how question
31. 31.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 5, nearness 5. Park: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 1. What is the total score of the hill?
34. 34.🗣️ You want your friend to tell you all about her trip. Which question is best? (a) “Did you go?” (b) “What did you see?” (c) “Was it fun?” (d) “Was it far?”
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a guava (c) a banana (d) a papaya
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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