Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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