Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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