Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 933 · 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 of these is an open question? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Are trees green?” (b) “Why do trees matter?” (c) “Do you see trees?” (d) “Is that a tree?”
5. 5.🛠️ Which word starts a question about the way to do something? (a) who (b) where (c) when (d) how
6. 6.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Our team should practise passing. I said so.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
7. 7.❓ Which question word helps you find out the hour the shop opens? (a) why (b) how (c) where (d) when
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.True or false: “dark clouds are coming” is a real reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔦 Which question teaches you the most about a new machine? (a) “Is it new?” (b) “Is it big?” (c) “Do you have it?” (d) “How does it work?”
13. 13.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Which one, please?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to hear new ideas (b) to start a story (c) to learn reasons (d) to check one fact
18. 18.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to annoy people
19. 19.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?”
20. 20.⏰ Which word starts a question about time? (a) where (b) who (c) why (d) when
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
24. 24.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) closed (b) open
25. 25.Which of these is a real reason? (a) end of story (b) the bus is full (c) everyone knows it (d) it is obvious
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧱 What is a claim? (a) a maths sum (b) a funny story (c) a kind of question (d) an idea said to be true
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone knows it (b) it is obvious (c) just because (d) the road is closed
31. 31.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) closed (b) open
32. 32.Which of these is found with a “where” question? (a) the steps to tie a knot (b) the year it was built (c) the day of the trip (d) the place of the party
33. 33.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to stall (d) a question to understand
34. 34.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a yes/no question (b) a why question (c) a long story (d) a how question
35. 35.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
38. 38.🎒 Which is a good reason to pack your school bag at night? (a) my friend does it (b) just because (c) bags like the dark (d) mornings are rushed
39. 39.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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