Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 148 · 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.🛒 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?”
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
27. 27.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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