Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 55 · 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) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
28. 28.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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