Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 54 · 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 decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
14. 14.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices

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