Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 250 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
17. 17.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
30. 30.📣 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
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first

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