Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 851 · 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.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) bags like the dark (b) my friend does it (c) mornings are rushed (d) just because
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) closed (b) open
5. 5.True or false: “the road is closed” is not a real reason. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.True or false: “Our team should practise passing, since we lost the ball 20 times.” is a claim with no reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) closed (b) open
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) open (b) closed
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Why is the sea salty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “the method to grow beans” is found with a “why” question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
24. 24.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
26. 26.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
27. 27.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the steps to make tea (b) the player who scored (c) the year it was built (d) the hour the shop opens
28. 28.🧱 What is a claim? (a) an idea said to be true (b) a maths sum (c) a kind of question (d) a funny story
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
30. 30.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Why was it stopped?” (b) “Was it stopped?” (c) “Who played?” (d) “Is it over?”
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Which page, please?”
33. 33.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the method to grow beans (b) the way to fold a boat (c) the person in charge (d) the purpose of a rule
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.🗣️ Which word often comes just before a reason? (a) maybe (b) because (c) but (d) or
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔓 Open or closed question? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
38. 38.💡 Real reason or not: “the road is closed”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
39. 39.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) closed (b) open
40. 40.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the shelf with atlases (b) the steps to tie a knot (c) the person in charge (d) the author of a book

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