Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 989 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
11. 11.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
18. 18.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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