Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 500 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
16. 16.📣 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
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof

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