Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 121 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
2. 2.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
16. 16.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
29. 29.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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