Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 74 · 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) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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