Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 546 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
2. 2.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) when (b) where (c) who (d) how
5. 5.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a why question (b) a yes/no question (c) a how question (d) a long story
6. 6.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) closed (b) open
8. 8.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) dark clouds are coming (c) because I said so (d) the test is tomorrow
9. 9.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
10. 10.True or false: “the year it was built” is found with a “when” question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
20. 20.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the hour the shop opens (b) the date of the exam (c) the day of the trip (d) the way to fold a boat
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the test is tomorrow (b) the bus is full (c) dark clouds are coming (d) just because
24. 24.Which of these is a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) because I said so (c) trust me (d) everyone knows it
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the author of a book (b) the reason she cried (c) the reason leaves fall (d) the reason for a delay
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) everyone knows it (c) because I said so (d) trust me
28. 28.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) a maths sum (c) a kind of question (d) an idea said to be true
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the road is closed (b) the bus is full (c) it saves water (d) everyone knows it
40. 40.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason

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