Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 753 · 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.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
2. 2.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 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 no reason (b) a claim with a reason
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
9. 9.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the room of the meeting (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the date of the exam (d) the city she lives in
14. 14.❓ Which question word helps you find out the person in charge? (a) where (b) why (c) when (d) who
15. 15.💡 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
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) ask them to repeat it (d) nod and walk off
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the way to fold a boat (b) the player who scored (c) the friend who helped (d) the author of a book
21. 21.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
25. 25.💡 Real reason or not: “the bus is full”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
26. 26.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way to fold a boat? (a) who (b) where (c) when (d) how
27. 27.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to stall
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
35. 35.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to annoy people
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) because I said so (b) it saves water (c) the floor is slippery (d) the test is tomorrow
40. 40.❓ Which question word helps you find out the date of the exam? (a) how (b) where (c) who (d) when

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