Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 609 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
34. 34.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts

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