Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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