Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 162 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
2. 2.🛒 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?”
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
33. 33.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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