Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 507 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
11. 11.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
34. 34.📣 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
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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