Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 408 · 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) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.📣 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
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin

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