Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 533 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.📣 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks

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