Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 426 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🛒 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?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast

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