Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 220 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
4. 4.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
26. 26.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof

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