Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 636 · 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) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
16. 16.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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