Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 493 · 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.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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