Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 475 · 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.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Who are you?” (b) “Can I go?” (c) “Why do you think so?” (d) “Is it Monday?”
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) closed (b) open
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
14. 14.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the way to fold a boat (b) the reason leaves fall (c) the steps to tie a knot (d) the method to grow beans
16. 16.🧐 A claim with no reason is… (a) hard to trust (b) always false (c) a fact (d) always true
17. 17.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) open (b) closed
20. 20.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
21. 21.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) open (b) closed
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) who (b) when (c) how (d) why
26. 26.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) closed (b) open
27. 27.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the cause of the fight (b) the room of the meeting (c) the way bees make honey (d) the player who scored
28. 28.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a question to stall (d) a test for the teacher
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the player who scored (b) the place of the party (c) the city she lives in (d) the spot your bag is
30. 30.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
31. 31.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Is that a tree?” (b) “Do you see trees?” (c) “Are trees green?” (d) “Why do trees matter?”
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
33. 33.True or false: “it is obvious” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) closed (b) open
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Was it stopped?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why was it stopped?” (d) “Who played?”
38. 38.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 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
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear

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