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Thinking skills

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many squares in the image.

a)

24

b)

28

c)

32

d)

40

2.

Take three houses. One is red, the other blue and the final one is white. The red house is to the left of the one in the middle. The blue house is right of the one in the middle. Where is the White House?

a)

On the right

b)

In the middle

c)

On the left

d)

In Washington DC

3.

You're sitting in a cabin in the dark and cold and you are hungry. You have only one match. What do you light first?

a)

A fire to warm you up

b)

The stove to start cooking

c)

The match

d)

None of these

4.

When you dig a hole 4 feet deep, 5 feet wide and 6 feet long, how much dirt is in it?

a)

100 pounds

b)

200 pounds

c)

120 cubic feet

d)

None

5.

What will you find at the end of RAINBOW?

a)

Unicorns

b)

Pot of gold

c)

W

d)

Lucky Charms

6.

What comes once in a minute; twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

a)

31 seconds

b)

1/1000 of a decade

c)

1/10 of a century

d)

the letter “M”

7.

I am a 7 letter word, but I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

a)

Longing

b)

Lounger

c)

Lengthy

d)

Longline

8.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

How many blocks do you see?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

10.

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

a)

17

b)

87

c)

92

d)

08

11.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t come back?

a)

Onegarang

b)

Stick

c)

Traitor

d)

Mangarang

13.

What’s an astronaut’s favorite part of a computer?

a)

The monitor

b)

The mother board

c)

the hard drive

d)

The Space bar

14.

Which is the capital in Texas?

a)

Dallas

b)

San Antonio

c)

the letter T

d)

Palmview

15.

What word in the English language is ALWAYS spelled "incorrectly"?

a)

incorrectly

b)

gastroenterology

c)

discombobulated

d)

they're - there - their

16.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

It refers to the ability to analyze information objectively and make a reasoned judgment.

b)

It involves the evaluation of sources, such as data, facts, observable phenomena, and research findings.

c)

All the above

d)

Answer (1) only

17.

Brainstorming can be an individual activity or a group discussion centered on either creating ideas or solving a problem.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Brainstorming ground rules include the following:

a)

Everyone must contribute.

b)

Ideas could be criticized, if they are very unconventional.

c)

All speaks at once.

d)

All the above

19.

How many birthdays does the average man have?

a)

70

b)

89

c)

68

d)

1

20.

Some months have 31 days. How many have 28?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

12

d)

6

21.

There are 3 apples. You take 2. How many apples do you have now?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

22.
What gets closer but never arrives?
a)
the day before
b)
the past
c)
yesterday's tommorow
d)
tommorow
23.
Will this person fall from the tree?
a)
Yes.
b)
No.
24.
What goes up...but doesn't come down? 
a)
age
b)
stairs
c)
the sky
d)
an elevator
25.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
a)
a human
b)
a dryer
c)
a towel
d)
none of the above
26.
What gets closer but never arrives?
a)
the day before
b)
the past
c)
yesterday's tommorow
d)
tommorow
27.
How do you put an elephant in the refrigerator if there is a giraffe in there?
a)
Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the refrigerator.
b)
Take out the giraffe and put in the elephant and close the door
28.

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

Mount Rushmore

29.

What is thinking skills?

a)

ability to make connections, make decisions, and create new ideas.

b)

develop our mind, and solve problems, etc.

c)

Quick thinking

d)

All of them above

30.

Thinking skills do not benefit.

True/flase

a)

True

b)

Flase

31.

Choose the correct answer

a)

tiger

b)

lion

c)

cat

d)

horse

32.

What the initial

letter for this object

a)

b

b)

c

c)

a

d)

d

33.

Choose the correct word

a)

bear

b)

book

c)

bus

d)

bag

34.

Choose the correct answer

a)

horse

b)

cat

c)

bear

d)

ant

35.

What the initial letter for this image

a)

a

b)

b

c)

d

d)

e

36.

Choose the correct answer

a)

ball

b)

bag

c)

book

d)

apple

37.

How to spell the word for this image

a)

igloo

b)

iguana

c)

ice

d)

ink

38.

Choose the correct word

a)

ant

b)

bear

c)

duck

d)

elephant

39.

What is this

a)

fish

b)

cat

c)

cow

d)

cap

40.

What is this

a)

frog

b)

ant

c)

bear

d)

fish

41.

Choose the 'oo' sound word.

a)

teeth

b)

shell

c)

goose

d)

peel

42.

Name the thing with 'oo' sound that you see in the sky.

a)

Moon

b)

Stars

c)

Sun

d)

Sky

43.

Choose the correct spelling of

a)

Sponn

b)

Sspon

c)

Sppon

d)

Spoon

44.

Choose the picture with 'oo' sound.

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

I swim in –---------------- in summers.

a)

Pond

b)

River

c)

Pool

d)

Mud

46.

I read story ‐----------- at night.

a)

Story

b)

Book

c)

Food

d)

Water

47.

Choose an 'oo' sound thing that we get from sheep.

a)

Milk

b)

Cotton

c)

Wool

d)

Silk

48.

A item which we use to clean our house and have'oo' sound.

a)

Goose

b)

Mop

c)

Floor cleaner

d)

Broom

49.

How many boys and girls in the picture?

a)

1 boy 1 girl

b)

2 boys 1 girl

c)

2 boys 2 girls

d)

1 boy 2 girls

50.

How many people jumped in previous picture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

Nobody

51.

Which one of the words below we cannot found in the previous picture?

a)

Kuli

b)

Rucksack

c)

Lineal

d)

Bach

52.

What is the colour of cover page for the book at the bottom?

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

53.

Which hand did the man used to hold the phone?

a)

Left

b)

Right

54.

There are numbers shown clearly on the pants of the soccer player, what is the total sum of the numbers?

a)

33

b)

32

c)

30

d)

31

55.

Which of the following answers show the correct animals in the previous picture?

a)

Leopard, Elephant, Zebra, Tiger

b)

Tiger, Horse, Buffalo, Sloth

c)

Sloth, Elephant, Leopard, Deer

56.

The cat stand on______ of wood chair handle?

a)

Left

b)

Right

57.

How many notebooks are shown open on the table?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

58.

Which person in previous picture has dimple?

a)

Man

b)

Woman

59.

If a plane crashes on the border of Malaysia and Thailand, where do you bury the survivors?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

You don't

d)

There is no Malaysia Thailand border

60.

Can you guess what is at the end of a rainbow?

(a)  

61.

Andrew's mother has 4 children, one is named April, one is named May, one is named June. What is the fourth one named?

(a)  

62.

Which side of a cat has the most hair?

(a)  

63.

I have 5 apples and I take away 3. How many apples do I have?

(a)  

64.

Look at this series: 9,12,10,13,11,14, ... what number should come next?

a)

8

b)

15

c)

12

d)

13

65.
a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

4

66.

How many RM2 apple pie are there in a dozen?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

12

d)

14

67.

a)

Green

b)

Purple

c)

Red

68.

Which letter sound does this picture start with

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

69.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

d

b)

e

c)

f

70.

Which the objects that start with letter a

a)
b)
c)
71.

Choose the objects that start with letter b

a)
b)
c)
72.

Choose the objects that start with letter c

a)
b)
c)
73.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

a

b)

b

c)

d

74.

How to spell the word for this object

a)

house

b)

horse

c)

hill

75.

How to spell the word for this object

a)

giraffe

b)

goat

c)

goose

76.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

d

b)

e

c)

f

77.

What is this

a)

parrot

b)

owl

c)

snake

78.

Choose the correct word for this object

a)

ink

b)

igloo

c)

iguana

79.

Which one is the correct object that start with letter t

a)
b)
c)
80.

What the initial letter for rabbit

a)

s

b)

t

c)

r

81.

Choose the correct word

a)

zebra

b)

zoo

c)

zip

82.

Choose the correct word

a)

watermelon

b)

whale

c)

wood

83.

Choose the correct word

a)

van

b)

violin

c)

vulture

84.

Choose the correct word

a)

xray

b)

xylophone

c)

yoyo

85.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

m

b)

o

c)

n

86.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

y

b)

x

c)

z

87.

What the initial letter for this object

a)

y

b)

x

c)

z

88.

Choose the correct word for this object

a)

unicorn

b)

umbrella

c)

van

89.

Which is NOT an example of a persuasion technique?

a)

"If you care about the environment, and who doesn't, give generously to our Savethe Mongoose Fund today!"

b)

"I've been eating Wheat-O's cereal since I was a kid," says super-athlete MarkGuyerman. "They give me energy to win ... and they'll do the same for you!"

c)

Soft-Sole Sneakers for toddlers are available at Murphy's Discount Store.

d)

"Send me to Washington as your senator if you want things done. I'll stop all thegovernment waste!"

90.

Choose the best conclusion for an argument that begins, "The other members of Philip's swim team ..."

a)

won their events, so Philip will win his event, too.

b)

have been swimming for at least six years, so Philip has been swimming for sixyears, too.

c)

prefer to swim in outdoor pools, so Philip prefers outdoor pools, too.

d)

wear swim trunks with the school logo on them, so Philip wears them, too.

91.

Marcy's American Lit teacher gives a quiz every Monday on the 50 pages of reading he assigns on Fridays. His quizzes are becoming harder as the semester progresses, and Marcy hasn't been doing very well on them. What can she do to troubleshoot the problem and hopefully get better grades on the quizzes?

a)

plan to get to class early on Monday to skim the pages

b)

look for a new outfit to wear on Monday so she'll be relaxed

c)

set aside time on Sunday to read and review the new material

d)

spend an hour on Saturday looking over what she missed on past quizzes

92.

Which is NOT a sound argument?

a)

Sabrina wanted to be a better figure skater, so she took extra lessons and practicedevery day. Her skating improved so much that she entered a competition.

b)

Yesterday, a black cat ran in front of me, and later, I lost my wallet. If I don't seethat black cat today, I won't have any bad luck.

c)

We had a storm last night with hurricane-strength winds, and many trees weredowned. There was a citywide power outage.

d)

On a clear day, I can see the top of Murphy Monument from my house. If it'sclear tomorrow, I'll be able to see the monument.

93.

You are trying to decide what kind of car to buy. You make a chart to compare a two- seater sports car, a two-door sedan, and a minivan in three categories. Which would NOT be a suitable category?

a)

price

b)

gas mileage

c)

tire pressure

d)

storage capacity

94.

Which scenario best represents a situation that has been decided by emotion alone?

a)

Sue hates the winter, so even though she can't afford it, she takes a vacation to the Bahamas.

b)

The school shuts down after a bomb threat.

c)

Third-quarter earnings for Marie's company were much higher than predicted.

d)

Alexis needs a new mixer, so she watches the newspaper ads and buys one whenit goes on sale.

95.

When would it be better to do research in the library rather than on the Internet?

a)

You are writing a report on recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions.

b)

You want to know the historical performance of a stock you are considering purchasing.

c)

You need to compare credit card interest rates.

d)

You want to find out more about the old trails through the forest in your town.

96.

You read a story in the newspaper about salary negotiations with public transportation workers. The workers are threatening to go on strike tomorrow if their demands for higher wages and better benefits are not met. What can you infer from this news story?

a)

Health insurance premiums are very expensive.

b)

The cost of gas will make ticket prices increase in the next few weeks.

c)

People who ride the bus should look for possible alternative transportation.

d)

Employers never like to meet salary demands.

97.

Critical thinking basically means ....

a)

thinking a lot about an issue.

b)

evaluating information to identify false ideas.

98.

Critical thinking implies finding a black and white answer to eliminate doubts.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

One of the main qualities of critical thinkers is that they can...

a)

handle uncertainty.

b)

can find a black or white solution to every problem.

100.

Being able to explain a concept to another person in your own words reveals your.....

a)

analysing skills

b)

understanding skills

c)

creative skills