Critical Thinking Questions Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Critical thinking lesson 6: Part 1 test: ask good questions · Set 952 · 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.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a trick question (b) a yes/no question (c) a rude question (d) it needs an explanation
2. 2.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “the friend who helped” is found with a “who” question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) open (b) closed
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
8. 8.❓ Which question word helps you find out the time of the match? (a) how (b) who (c) when (d) why
9. 9.True or false: “Are there trees near your house?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🌧️ You want to know the reason the match was stopped. Which question is best? (a) “Who played?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Was it stopped?” (d) “Why was it stopped?”
12. 12.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “We should plant trees here. Just do it.” (a) a claim with a reason (b) a claim with no reason
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) closed (b) open
14. 14.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔓 Open or closed question? “Do you like the class library?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
20. 20.💡 A claim with a reason, or with no reason? “Mangoes are my favourite fruit because they are sweet and juicy.” (a) a claim with no reason (b) a claim with a reason
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s leave early, as the road near the bridge is closed.” is a claim with no reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❓ Which question word helps you find out the steps to tie a knot? (a) who (b) why (c) where (d) how
23. 23.True or false: “the hour the shop opens” is found with a “where” question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.❓ Which question word helps you find out the author of a book? (a) how (b) why (c) who (d) where
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
34. 34.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 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
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.Which of these is found with a “why” question? (a) the day of the trip (b) the reason she cried (c) the time of the match (d) the city she lives in
38. 38.❓ Which question word helps you find out the method to grow beans? (a) why (b) who (c) how (d) where
39. 39.💡 Real reason or not: “trust me”? (a) a real reason (b) not a real reason
40. 40.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True

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