Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 742 · 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: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the purpose of a rule (d) the spot your bag is
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
6. 6.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) how (b) when (c) why (d) where
7. 7.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
9. 9.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “Are you ten?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
11. 11.True or false: “the place of the party” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the road is closed (b) the floor is slippery (c) dark clouds are coming (d) trust me
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “Why Friday?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
17. 17.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here because the playground has no shade.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
19. 19.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the friend who helped (b) the date of the exam (c) the room of the meeting (d) the cause of the fight
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
24. 24.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Why eggs?”
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone knows it (b) because I said so (c) it is obvious (d) the floor is slippery
27. 27.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Who played?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Was it stopped?” (d) “Why was it stopped?”
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
34. 34.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
35. 35.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
37. 37.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) why (b) when (c) how (d) who
39. 39.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Was it shut?” (b) “Is it a park?” (c) “Why do you like it?” (d) “Do you like it?”
40. 40.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) where (b) how (c) who (d) when

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