Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 507 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Is it break time?”
5. 5.True or false: “the reason leaves fall” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “the floor is slippery” is a real reason. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Why do you think so?” (b) “Can I go?” (c) “Is it Monday?” (d) “Who are you?”
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
9. 9.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.True or false: “it is obvious” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “the cause of the fight” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) when (b) why (c) who (d) how
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
20. 20.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) when (b) how (c) why (d) where
21. 21.❓ Which question word helps you find out the room of the meeting? (a) why (b) where (c) who (d) how
22. 22.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) how
23. 23.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a trick question (b) a yes/no question (c) it needs an explanation (d) a rude question
26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
28. 28.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) how (b) where (c) why (d) who
29. 29.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to annoy people
30. 30.❓ Which question word helps you find out the reason she cried? (a) why (b) where (c) who (d) when
31. 31.True or false: “the bus is full” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) who (b) where (c) when (d) why
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
39. 39.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
40. 40.Which of these is a real reason? (a) just because (b) everyone knows it (c) because I said so (d) the bus is full

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