Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 89 · 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) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🔓 What is an open question? (a) it needs an explanation (b) a yes/no question (c) a trick question (d) a rude question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) it is obvious (c) the bus is full (d) just because
7. 7.True or false: “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” is a claim with a reason. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it saves water (b) the test is tomorrow (c) trust me (d) dark clouds are coming
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the year it was built (b) the reason she cried (c) the cause of the fight (d) the reason leaves fall
10. 10.❓ Which word starts a question about a reason? (a) when (b) where (c) who (d) why
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
12. 12.📍 Which word starts a question about a place? (a) where (b) when (c) how (d) why
13. 13.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the test is tomorrow (c) the bus is full (d) it saves water
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the date of the exam (b) the steps to make tea (c) the spot your bag is (d) the time of the match
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
25. 25.True or false: “the reason she cried” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “the place of the party” is found with a “how” question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.True or false: “Mangoes are the best fruit. End of story.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.❓ Which question word helps you find out the reason she cried? (a) when (b) where (c) why (d) how
31. 31.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “Why eggs?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
33. 33.💡 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
35. 35.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) how (b) who (c) where (d) why
36. 36.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) why (b) where (c) who (d) when
37. 37.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
40. 40.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True

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