Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 590 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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