Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 286 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons

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