Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 209 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the hour the shop opens (b) the spot your bag is (c) the place of the party (d) the shelf with atlases
3. 3.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it new?” (b) “How does it work?” (c) “Is it big?” (d) “Do you have it?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) just because (d) the floor is slippery
6. 6.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) why (b) when (c) how (d) where
7. 7.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
8. 8.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
15. 15.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) why (b) where (c) how (d) when
18. 18.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
21. 21.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the person in charge (b) the reason she cried (c) the room of the meeting (d) the method to grow beans
26. 26.❓ Which question word helps you find out the city she lives in? (a) who (b) how (c) where (d) why
27. 27.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) when
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the bus is full (c) the test is tomorrow (d) trust me
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Did it rain today?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) because I said so (c) the bus is full (d) the road is closed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reason leaves fall (b) the cause of the fight (c) the date of the exam (d) the purpose of a rule
32. 32.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) how (b) when (c) who (d) why
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
34. 34.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the purpose of a rule (b) the day of the trip (c) the cause of the fight (d) the reason leaves fall
36. 36.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) maybe (b) or (c) but (d) because
37. 37.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “How are kites made?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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