Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 122 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Ask first, then think): Find the skill in the question: thinking habits, question words, open or closed, clear or unclear, or claim and reason. Use that lesson’s tip — how do you know; who / when / where / why / how; yes-no or not; what detail is missing; is there a real reason? Read every option before you choose.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
5. 5.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) hard to trust (b) a fact (c) always true (d) always false
6. 6.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the road is closed (c) trust me (d) the bus is full
7. 7.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) where (b) when (c) how (d) why
8. 8.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧭 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
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
11. 11.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
17. 17.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
22. 22.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) it saves water (c) trust me (d) the road is closed
27. 27.True or false: “the cause of the fight” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) closed (b) open
29. 29.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a rude question (b) it needs an explanation (c) a trick question (d) a yes/no question
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
31. 31.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
33. 33.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
34. 34.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) who (b) how (c) why (d) when
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
37. 37.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) or (b) but (c) maybe (d) because
38. 38.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a long story (b) a how question (c) a yes/no question (d) a why question
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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