Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 256 · 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) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
19. 19.📣 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) check with the school (d) tell everyone
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
29. 29.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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