Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 610 · 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: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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