Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 512 · 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 never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (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) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons

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