Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 541 · 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) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions

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