Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 480 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever

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