Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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