Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 469 · 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.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
2. 2.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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