Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 271 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
4. 4.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) end of story (c) the test is tomorrow (d) the floor is slippery
5. 5.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Is this kite new?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “How are kites made?”
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
7. 7.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) open (b) closed
8. 8.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) always true (b) always false (c) a fact (d) hard to trust
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the friend who helped (c) the person in charge (d) the author of a book
10. 10.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “It will rain. I just know it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
12. 12.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
14. 14.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the road is closed (b) the bus is full (c) the floor is slippery (d) trust me
20. 20.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the time of the match (c) the year it was built (d) the person in charge
21. 21.True or false: “the year it was built” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) closed (b) open
23. 23.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
25. 25.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “How does it work?” (b) “Is it new?” (c) “Do you have it?” (d) “Is it big?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
29. 29.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
30. 30.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
32. 32.🔓 Open or closed question? “What would happen if there were no trees?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
33. 33.❓ Which question word helps you find out the reason for a delay? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) when
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.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 I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
36. 36.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) how (b) why (c) who (d) when
37. 37.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) closed (b) open
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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