Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 324 · 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 an open question? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
2. 2.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
3. 3.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) closed (b) open
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the time of the match (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the day of the trip (d) the person who called
8. 8.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
11. 11.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.💡 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
17. 17.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “How are kites made?”
19. 19.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “How are kites made?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Are you ten?”
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
25. 25.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way bees make honey? (a) when (b) how (c) why (d) where
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the spot your bag is” is found with a “where” question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) clear (b) unclear
30. 30.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
31. 31.True or false: “the room of the meeting” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the method to grow beans (b) the place of the party (c) the way bees make honey (d) the way to fold a boat
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the city she lives in (b) the reason for a delay (c) the cause of the fight (d) the reason she cried
35. 35.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a maths sum (b) an idea said to be true (c) a kind of question (d) a funny story
40. 40.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) who (b) when (c) how (d) where

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