Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 673 · 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) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
36. 36.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
39. 39.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides

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