Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 796 · 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? “Why do you like that story so much?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
2. 2.True or false: “Why do we yawn?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
4. 4.True or false: “the test is tomorrow” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Is it Monday?” (b) “Can I go?” (c) “Who are you?” (d) “Why do you think so?”
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) why (b) when (c) how (d) where
11. 11.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the time of the match (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the day of the trip (d) the year it was built
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who helped (b) the author of a book (c) the person who called (d) the steps to make tea
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed question? “What would happen if there were no trees?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
20. 20.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Are trees green?” (b) “Is that a tree?” (c) “Why do trees matter?” (d) “Do you see trees?”
21. 21.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
23. 23.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the way bees make honey (b) the player who scored (c) the reason for a delay (d) the shelf with atlases
24. 24.True or false: “the day of the trip” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
27. 27.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a trick question (b) a rude question (c) a yes/no question (d) it needs an explanation
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.💡 Real reason or not: “the test is tomorrow”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s leave early. Trust me.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) closed (b) open
34. 34.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
37. 37.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the method to grow beans (b) the reason she cried (c) the time of the match (d) the steps to tie a knot
38. 38.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) how (b) where (c) why (d) who
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question

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