Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 79 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the hour the shop opens (b) the friend who helped (c) the date of the exam (d) the day of the trip
2. 2.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔓 Open or closed question? “Did you go on the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.True or false: “because I said so” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.☂️ Which is the strongest reason to carry an umbrella today? (a) everyone has one (b) I like the colour (c) it looks cool (d) the forecast says rain
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
10. 10.❓ Which question word helps you find out the year it was built? (a) who (b) when (c) why (d) where
11. 11.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) when (b) why (c) how (d) who
15. 15.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the floor is slippery (b) it saves water (c) the bus is full (d) just because
16. 16.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reason she cried (b) the date of the exam (c) the time of the match (d) the year it was built
18. 18.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) how (b) why (c) when (d) who
19. 19.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
21. 21.❓ Which question word helps you find out the purpose of a rule? (a) why (b) how (c) where (d) who
22. 22.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) just because (b) mornings are rushed (c) bags like the dark (d) my friend does it
23. 23.💡 Real reason or not: “because I said so”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
24. 24.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Which one, please?”
25. 25.❓ Which question word helps you find out the person in charge? (a) why (b) who (c) where (d) how
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark clouds are coming (b) trust me (c) it is obvious (d) because I said so
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “What would happen if there were no trees?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Why do you like it?” (c) “Was it shut?” (d) “Is it a park?”
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
31. 31.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a funny story (b) an idea said to be true (c) a maths sum (d) a kind of question
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the way to fold a boat (b) the city she lives in (c) the place of the party (d) the shelf with atlases
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person in charge (b) the room of the meeting (c) the city she lives in (d) the place of the party
35. 35.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) who (b) when (c) where (d) how
38. 38.True or false: “the shelf with atlases” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the person who called (b) the person in charge (c) the cause of the fight (d) the way bees make honey

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