Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 373 · 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 stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
18. 18.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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