Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 568 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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