Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 299 · 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: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Can ice melt?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 Real reason or not: “it saves water”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
4. 4.True or false: “trust me” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.True or false: “the cause of the fight” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “the room of the meeting” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
10. 10.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) when (b) where (c) how (d) why
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
12. 12.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
13. 13.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) it saves water (c) trust me (d) dark clouds are coming
14. 14.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) guess the way (c) nod and walk off (d) ask them to repeat it
18. 18.❓ Which question word helps you find out the cause of the fight? (a) when (b) where (c) who (d) why
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) open (b) closed
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
26. 26.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) who (b) when (c) how (d) why
27. 27.True or false: “everyone knows it” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who called (b) the place of the party (c) the spot your bag is (d) the room of the meeting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the author of a book (b) the friend who helped (c) the cause of the fight (d) the player who scored
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) when
34. 34.True or false: “the person in charge” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.❓ Which question word helps you find out the hour the shop opens? (a) who (b) why (c) how (d) when
39. 39.💡 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
40. 40.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the way bees make honey (b) the reason for a delay (c) the hour the shop opens (d) the way to fold a boat

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