Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 667 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
2. 2.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
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) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry

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