Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 661 · 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.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
2. 2.❓ Which question word helps you find out the hour the shop opens? (a) when (b) how (c) where (d) who
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who helped (b) the reason she cried (c) the reason for a delay (d) the cause of the fight
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
5. 5.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
6. 6.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) closed (b) open
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
9. 9.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
10. 10.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Can I go?” (b) “Who are you?” (c) “Why do you think so?” (d) “Is it Monday?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed question? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
14. 14.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
17. 17.💡 Real reason or not: “dark clouds are coming”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
18. 18.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) open (b) closed
21. 21.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) open (b) closed
22. 22.True or false: “just because” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.Which of these is a real reason? (a) everyone knows it (b) the road is closed (c) just because (d) because I said so
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the bus is full” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.❓ Which question word helps you find out the cause of the fight? (a) when (b) who (c) why (d) where
30. 30.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) how (b) when (c) where (d) why
31. 31.True or false: “It will rain. I just know it.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is today Monday?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
35. 35.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “just because” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) closed (b) open
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “How are kites made?”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the purpose of a rule (b) the spot your bag is (c) the shelf with atlases (d) the place of the party
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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