Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 348 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
17. 17.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.📣 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
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
39. 39.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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