Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 658 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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