Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 162 · 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.True or false: “everyone knows it” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Which page, please?”
5. 5.True or false: “the hour the shop opens” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the spot your bag is (d) the date of the exam
7. 7.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
10. 10.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
11. 11.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) a kind of question (c) a maths sum (d) an idea said to be true
12. 12.True or false: “Why is the sea salty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to understand (d) a question to tease
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the date of the exam (b) the time of the match (c) the spot your bag is (d) the year it was built
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “Why do leaves fall?”
21. 21.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.🔓 Open or closed: “Is the sky blue?”? (a) open (b) closed
24. 24.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
25. 25.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
26. 26.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the year it was built (b) the reason for a delay (c) the spot your bag is (d) the friend who helped
27. 27.❓ Which question word helps you find out the author of a book? (a) how (b) who (c) when (d) where
28. 28.True or false: “the city she lives in” is found with a “where” question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
31. 31.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
33. 33.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the person in charge (c) the reason for a delay (d) the city she lives in
34. 34.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the city she lives in (c) the year it was built (d) the spot your bag is
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) how (b) why (c) when (d) who
38. 38.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away

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