Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 219 · 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 of these is a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) end of story (c) the test is tomorrow (d) it is obvious
2. 2.True or false: “Can ice melt?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Is it break time?”
4. 4.True or false: “Did it rain today?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) it saves water (c) the bus is full (d) because I said so
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “just because” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
13. 13.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
14. 14.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
15. 15.💡 Real reason or not: “dark clouds are coming”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
16. 16.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) closed (b) open
18. 18.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
20. 20.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) why (b) when (c) where (d) who
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) who (b) why (c) how (d) when
28. 28.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a funny story
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
31. 31.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
32. 32.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the spot your bag is” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
38. 38.True or false: “everyone knows it” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
40. 40.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False

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