Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 440 · 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 question word helps you find out the way bees make honey? (a) who (b) where (c) how (d) why
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
8. 8.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) mornings are rushed (b) just because (c) bags like the dark (d) my friend does it
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
12. 12.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
14. 14.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Is it a park?” (b) “Was it shut?” (c) “Why do you like it?” (d) “Do you like it?”
15. 15.True or false: “everyone knows it” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
21. 21.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a funny story (c) a maths sum (d) a kind of question
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reason for a delay (b) the reason she cried (c) the reason leaves fall (d) the steps to make tea
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the method to grow beans (b) the steps to tie a knot (c) the way bees make honey (d) the purpose of a rule
24. 24.❓ Which question word helps you find out the cause of the fight? (a) when (b) how (c) why (d) who
25. 25.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
27. 27.True or false: “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the player who scored” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
30. 30.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) who (b) when (c) why (d) where
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
32. 32.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
33. 33.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
34. 34.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a yes/no question (b) a long story (c) a how question (d) a why question
35. 35.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Is it Monday?” (b) “Can I go?” (c) “Who are you?” (d) “Why do you think so?”
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
39. 39.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Who played?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why was it stopped?” (d) “Was it stopped?”

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