Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 350 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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