Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 164 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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