Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 36 · 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 critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
2. 2.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to make tea? (a) who (b) when (c) why (d) how
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
9. 9.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) where (b) how (c) why (d) who
11. 11.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Do you have it?” (b) “Is it new?” (c) “Is it big?” (d) “How does it work?”
13. 13.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cause of the fight (b) the date of the exam (c) the time of the match (d) the year it was built
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the date of the exam (c) the spot your bag is (d) the city she lives in
17. 17.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) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Is it break time?”
18. 18.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the date of the exam (b) the person who called (c) the method to grow beans (d) the purpose of a rule
19. 19.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the person who called (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the way to fold a boat (d) the date of the exam
20. 20.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) where (b) when (c) how (d) who
21. 21.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Who laid them?”
22. 22.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
24. 24.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.Which of these is a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) end of story (c) it saves water (d) trust me
29. 29.Which of these is an open question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Are you ten?”
30. 30.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the purpose of a rule (b) the reason for a delay (c) the reason she cried (d) the year it was built
32. 32.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) open (b) closed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reason she cried (b) the purpose of a rule (c) the person who called (d) the cause of the fight
34. 34.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎒 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
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
37. 37.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) how (b) when (c) why (d) where
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
39. 39.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
40. 40.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False

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