Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 438 · 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: “Did it rain today?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the player who scored” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to stall (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to understand
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the purpose of a rule (b) the reason leaves fall (c) the friend who helped (d) the reason she cried
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
8. 8.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the method to grow beans (b) the reason she cried (c) the reason leaves fall (d) the friend who helped
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the day of the trip (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the cause of the fight (d) the time of the match
10. 10.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
14. 14.💡 Real reason or not: “the floor is slippery”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
15. 15.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “the steps to tie a knot” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
18. 18.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) when (b) who (c) where (d) why
19. 19.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
20. 20.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “everyone knows it” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
24. 24.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
30. 30.Which of these is a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) end of story (c) it is obvious (d) just because
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
32. 32.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it big?” (b) “How does it work?” (c) “Do you have it?” (d) “Is it new?”
33. 33.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Is this kite new?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Are you ten?”
34. 34.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) hard to trust (b) a fact (c) always false (d) always true
35. 35.❓ Which question word helps you find out the hour the shop opens? (a) why (b) where (c) when (d) how
36. 36.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Was it shut?” (b) “Is it a park?” (c) “Do you like it?” (d) “Why do you like it?”
37. 37.❓ Which question word helps you find out the cause of the fight? (a) when (b) where (c) why (d) how
38. 38.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus is full (b) end of story (c) because I said so (d) trust me
40. 40.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) who (b) why (c) where (d) when

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