Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 318 · 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.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
4. 4.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) because I said so (c) trust me (d) the test is tomorrow
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
6. 6.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) open (b) closed
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “How many eggs?”
11. 11.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Which page, please?”
12. 12.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a how question (b) a yes/no question (c) a long story (d) a why question
14. 14.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
16. 16.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) nod and walk off (c) guess the way (d) ask them to repeat it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
18. 18.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “the spot your bag is” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) end of story (c) it saves water (d) dark clouds are coming
21. 21.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) when (b) where (c) why (d) who
22. 22.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) a fact (b) always true (c) always false (d) hard to trust
23. 23.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
24. 24.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the person in charge (c) the place of the party (d) the spot your bag is
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
28. 28.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Are you ten?”
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the author of a book (c) the friend who helped (d) the player who scored
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
34. 34.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) the floor is slippery (c) it saves water (d) because I said so
36. 36.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) dark clouds are coming (c) trust me (d) the floor is slippery
37. 37.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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