Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 278 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
17. 17.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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