Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 504 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts

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