Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 570 · 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: “the bus is full” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “the year it was built” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) bags like the dark (b) my friend does it (c) mornings are rushed (d) just because
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
11. 11.❓ Which question word helps you find out the day of the trip? (a) how (b) where (c) when (d) who
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.❓ Which question word helps you find out the author of a book? (a) where (b) when (c) who (d) why
15. 15.True or false: “Is this kite new?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ Which question word helps you find out the shelf with atlases? (a) who (b) how (c) why (d) where
18. 18.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.💡 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
24. 24.True or false: “the person in charge” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
26. 26.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the purpose of a rule (b) the friend who helped (c) the year it was built (d) the way bees make honey
28. 28.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “the room of the meeting” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
34. 34.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a maths sum (c) a funny story (d) a kind of question
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) unclear (b) clear
40. 40.True or false: “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True

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