Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 170 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.True or false: “the year it was built” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the way to fold a boat (b) the reason she cried (c) the day of the trip (d) the time of the match
6. 6.❓ Which question word helps you find out the person who called? (a) when (b) who (c) how (d) where
7. 7.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
9. 9.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) the test is tomorrow (c) trust me (d) dark clouds are coming
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the city she lives in (c) the room of the meeting (d) the date of the exam
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it new?” (b) “Is it big?” (c) “How does it work?” (d) “Do you have it?”
16. 16.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) open (b) closed
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
19. 19.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Can I bring snacks?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “This Friday or next?” (d) “Are you sure?”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
25. 25.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “everyone knows it” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) when (b) why (c) who (d) where
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) maybe (b) or (c) because (d) but
30. 30.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) when (c) who (d) why
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
32. 32.True or false: “the method to grow beans” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
35. 35.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) open (b) closed
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once

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