Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 45 · 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) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
28. 28.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”

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