Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 374 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
24. 24.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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