Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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