Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 992 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.📣 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
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking

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