Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 147 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛒 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?”
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”

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