Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 517 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
19. 19.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
34. 34.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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