Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 77 · 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.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
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 ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📣 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
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
36. 36.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
40. 40.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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