Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 910 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
2. 2.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a long story (b) a how question (c) a why question (d) a yes/no question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
4. 4.True or false: “the reason she cried” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Real reason or not: “end of story”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
6. 6.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
7. 7.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Real reason or not: “everyone knows it”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
9. 9.❓ Which question word helps you find out the way to fold a boat? (a) where (b) who (c) how (d) why
10. 10.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 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
12. 12.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
13. 13.True or false: “Are there trees near your house?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) the bus is full (c) dark clouds are coming (d) the floor is slippery
17. 17.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
18. 18.Which of these is found with a “who” question? (a) the hour the shop opens (b) the reason she cried (c) the day of the trip (d) the person in charge
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
25. 25.True or false: “the method to grow beans” is found with a “how” question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
28. 28.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
33. 33.🧪 A scientist wants to learn something new. She mostly asks… (a) why and how questions (b) yes/no questions only (c) rude questions (d) no questions
34. 34.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is not a real reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧑 Which word starts a question about a person? (a) when (b) who (c) why (d) how
38. 38.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
39. 39.Which of these is found with a “how” question? (a) the cause of the fight (b) the way to fold a boat (c) the hour the shop opens (d) the author of a book
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Do cats purr?”

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