Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 68 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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