Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 178 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides

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