Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 869 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
7. 7.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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