Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 319 · 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) it saves water (b) it is obvious (c) the floor is slippery (d) the road is closed
2. 2.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it new?” (b) “Do you have it?” (c) “Is it big?” (d) “How does it work?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) just because (b) my friend does it (c) mornings are rushed (d) bags like the dark
6. 6.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Who played?” (b) “Why was it stopped?” (c) “Was it stopped?” (d) “Is it over?”
7. 7.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the city she lives in (b) the room of the meeting (c) the place of the party (d) the author of a book
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
10. 10.True or false: “the spot your bag is” is found with a “where” question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
13. 13.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
19. 19.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the steps to make tea (b) the reason leaves fall (c) the method to grow beans (d) the way to fold a boat
22. 22.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the spot your bag is (b) the friend who helped (c) the reason leaves fall (d) the year it was built
23. 23.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a kind of question (b) an idea said to be true (c) a funny story (d) a maths sum
24. 24.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) how (b) why (c) when (d) where
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
26. 26.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
28. 28.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a trick question (b) a rude question (c) it needs an explanation (d) a yes/no question
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a real reason? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) because I said so (c) it is obvious (d) everyone knows it
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “Did it rain today?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Did it rain today?”
36. 36.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) it is round (b) it is colourful (c) it has vitamins (d) I like the shop
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the bus is full (c) the floor is slippery (d) it is obvious
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding

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