Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 925 · 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.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to hear new ideas (b) to learn reasons (c) to start a story (d) to check one fact
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
7. 7.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We need more dustbins because litter piles up near the canteen.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
8. 8.True or false: “Are you ten?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I think it will rain, because dark clouds are gathering.” is a claim with a reason. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) just because (b) everyone knows it (c) because I said so (d) the road is closed
15. 15.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) mornings are rushed (b) my friend does it (c) bags like the dark (d) just because
20. 20.True or false: “the person who called” is found with a “who” question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
24. 24.True or false: “the time of the match” is found with a “when” question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the reason leaves fall (b) the person who called (c) the room of the meeting (d) the date of the exam
26. 26.Which of these is not a real reason? (a) it saves water (b) just because (c) the bus is full (d) the test is tomorrow
27. 27.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Was it shut?” (c) “Is it a park?” (d) “Why do you like it?”
28. 28.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to make tea? (a) when (b) where (c) why (d) how
29. 29.❓ Which question word helps you find out the shelf with atlases? (a) who (b) how (c) where (d) when
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
31. 31.True or false: “We need more dustbins. Everyone knows that.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is found with a “when” question? (a) the reason she cried (b) the author of a book (c) the time of the match (d) the person in charge
33. 33.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) ask them to repeat it (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) guess the way
34. 34.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) when
35. 35.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
40. 40.❓ Which question word helps you find out the reason she cried? (a) where (b) why (c) when (d) who

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