Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 543 · 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.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
19. 19.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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