Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 72 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🛒 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?”
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts

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