Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 49 · 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 trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”

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