Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 720 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
2. 2.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
4. 4.🥗 Kabir says, “Fruit is good for you.” Which reason supports this best? (a) it is round (b) it is colourful (c) I like the shop (d) it has vitamins
5. 5.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) trust me (c) the test is tomorrow (d) the bus is full
6. 6.🔓 Open or closed question? “What would happen if there were no trees?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
9. 9.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) open (b) closed
10. 10.True or false: “the spot your bag is” is found with a “why” question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the road is closed (c) it saves water (d) just because
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
14. 14.True or false: “the time of the match” is found with a “when” question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
16. 16.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the day of the trip (b) the player who scored (c) the person in charge (d) the way to fold a boat
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
19. 19.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) the road is closed (c) the bus is full (d) it is obvious
23. 23.True or false: “Is today Monday?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “the date of the exam” is found with a “when” question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) when (b) who (c) where (d) why
28. 28.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “It will rain. I just know it.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the city she lives in (d) the reason she cried
30. 30.❓ Which question word helps you find out the reason leaves fall? (a) why (b) where (c) when (d) how
31. 31.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
34. 34.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the steps to make tea (b) the hour the shop opens (c) the spot your bag is (d) the shelf with atlases
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reason for a delay (b) the day of the trip (c) the time of the match (d) the date of the exam
37. 37.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
38. 38.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) ask them to repeat it (c) nod and walk off (d) guess the way
39. 39.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) open (b) closed
40. 40.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) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can you show me one?”

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