Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 792 · 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) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
13. 13.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
16. 16.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side

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