Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 340 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
3. 3.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
4. 4.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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