Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 490 · 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.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🛒 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?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding

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