Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 304 · 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? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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