Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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