Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 532 · 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 poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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