Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 276 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
17. 17.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
22. 22.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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