Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 234 · 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 not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the road is closed (c) it is obvious (d) dark clouds are coming
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because I said so (b) the road is closed (c) the floor is slippery (d) the test is tomorrow
3. 3.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the friend who helped (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the reason for a delay (d) the way to fold a boat
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Are you ten?”
5. 5.❓ Which question word helps you find out the spot your bag is? (a) why (b) when (c) where (d) how
6. 6.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) an idea said to be true (c) a funny story (d) a maths sum
7. 7.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
9. 9.❓ Which question word helps you find out the shelf with atlases? (a) how (b) when (c) why (d) where
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the year it was built (b) the date of the exam (c) the method to grow beans (d) the hour the shop opens
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) because I said so (c) it is obvious (d) trust me
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the road is closed (c) just because (d) the test is tomorrow
15. 15.True or false: “the time of the match” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔦 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?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the road is closed (b) just because (c) because I said so (d) trust me
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the steps to make tea (b) the person who called (c) the way to fold a boat (d) the method to grow beans
19. 19.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always true (b) hard to trust (c) always false (d) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
23. 23.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way to fold a boat? (a) where (b) who (c) how (d) why
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Did it rain today?”
26. 26.❓ Which question word helps you find out the author of a book? (a) when (b) where (c) how (d) who
27. 27.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) it is obvious (c) the road is closed (d) everyone knows it
28. 28.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.❓ Which question word helps you find out the method to grow beans? (a) when (b) why (c) who (d) how
30. 30.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “it saves water” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the spot your bag is (b) the city she lives in (c) the shelf with atlases (d) the author of a book
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
37. 37.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) pretend you got it (d) guess the way
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
39. 39.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to start a story (b) to learn reasons (c) to check one fact (d) to hear new ideas
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) closed (b) open

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