Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 36 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
14. 14.📣 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) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
29. 29.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”

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