Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 625 · 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) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📣 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
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear

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