Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 321 · 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.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking

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