Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 241 · 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.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
12. 12.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact

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