Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 188 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🛒 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?”
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
15. 15.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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