Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 269 · 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: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) the bus is full (c) because I said so (d) it saves water
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 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
8. 8.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.❓ Which question word helps you find out the spot your bag is? (a) how (b) why (c) who (d) where
10. 10.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) open (b) closed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Which page, please?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
14. 14.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.True or false: “the time of the match” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Why do leaves fall?”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is obvious (b) the bus is full (c) the road is closed (d) the floor is slippery
25. 25.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) when (b) how (c) where (d) why
27. 27.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) how (b) why (c) who (d) when
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) because I said so (c) trust me (d) the road is closed
31. 31.True or false: “How are kites made?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❓ Which question word helps you find out the method to grow beans? (a) who (b) where (c) how (d) when
33. 33.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) closed (b) open
34. 34.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a maths sum (b) a funny story (c) an idea said to be true (d) a kind of question
35. 35.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the place of the party (b) the steps to make tea (c) the purpose of a rule (d) the spot your bag is
38. 38.True or false: “because I said so” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) just because (b) bags like the dark (c) mornings are rushed (d) my friend does it
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question

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