Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 46 · 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 decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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