Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 884 · 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) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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