Critical Thinking Practice

If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?

• 4 apples

• 2 apples

• 1 apple

• 6 apples

Answer explanation

The question states how many apples you took

Jessie and Freddie put on their snow suits. They have their hats, boots, and scarves. . They have trouble moving their arms and worry about how warm it’s getting with the sun. Jessie and Freddie are __________.

Answer explanation

Snow suites = suit made out of snow

Hats, gloves, boots are how some people decorate snowmen

Their arms are sticks and they worry about the sun melting them

Figure out the pattern in the image and decide which block goes in the fourth spot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

Following the pattern, each color is in a new spot for the final option

What is the number of the parking space where the red car is parked?

Answer explanation

The numbers on the spaces face the drivers of the car, not us -

If you rotate the numbers you will see the answer clearly

Look at the image of the pyramid; then determine which is the top view?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

Looking at the model, we can tell the blue and yellow sticks must be adjacent at the bottom of the birds-eye view

If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?

Answer explanation

You would need to light the match to be able to use it to light anything else

If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?

Answer explanation

Careful reading of the question will tell you it’s an electric train

Electric trains have no smoke as they do not burn anything for energy

Jerry grew up with his 3 siblings Laurie, Jennifer, and Daniel. They became adults and moved to different parts of the world. Laurie, Jennifer, and Daniel’s dad, John, passes away and leaves his fortune to his four children. Who is the fourth child?

Answer explanation

The question tells us the three mentioned people are siblings of Jerry

Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.

Answer explanation

The question does not state the two players are playing against each other

Find the missing section from the options below

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Answer explanation

Each section of the wheel matches the section opposite meaning it would have a small section near the tip on its design