Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 401 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🛒 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?”
8. 8.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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