Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 727 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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