Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 440 · 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) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
15. 15.📣 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
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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