Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 366 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
18. 18.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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