Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 48 · 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 thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
27. 27.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
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: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons

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