Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 429 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea

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