Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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