Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 365 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📣 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
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
9. 9.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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