Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 70 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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