Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 895 · 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: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Can ice melt?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Did it rain today?”
4. 4.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “the city she lives in” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.❓ Which question word helps you find out the friend who helped? (a) who (b) why (c) how (d) where
12. 12.True or false: “the way bees make honey” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “trust me” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
16. 16.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Why do you like it?” (c) “Is it a park?” (d) “Was it shut?”
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.❓ Which question word helps you find out the city she lives in? (a) who (b) why (c) when (d) where
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trust me (b) everyone knows it (c) the floor is slippery (d) just because
23. 23.True or false: “Are you ten?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.❓ Which question word helps you find out the hour the shop opens? (a) how (b) who (c) where (d) when
26. 26.💡 Riya says, “We should have a class garden.” What is the best question to ask her? (a) “Who are you?” (b) “Can I go?” (c) “Why do you think so?” (d) “Is it Monday?”
27. 27.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way bees make honey? (a) who (b) how (c) when (d) why
28. 28.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way to fold a boat? (a) why (b) when (c) how (d) who
29. 29.True or false: “it is obvious” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “the day of the trip” is found with a “when” question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
32. 32.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) the bus is full (b) everyone knows it (c) the road is closed (d) it saves water
33. 33.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) the bus is full (c) dark clouds are coming (d) because I said so
34. 34.💡 Real reason or not: “just because”? (a) not a real reason (b) a real reason
35. 35.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the day of the trip (b) the shelf with atlases (c) the author of a book (d) the year it was built
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
37. 37.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Do you see trees?” (b) “Is that a tree?” (c) “Are trees green?” (d) “Why do trees matter?”
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour

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