Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 50 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
4. 4.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
11. 11.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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