Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 477 · 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) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do

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