Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 154 · 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 new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
13. 13.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices

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