Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 381 · 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) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
2. 2.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
37. 37.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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