Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 672 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
2. 2.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛒 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?”
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind

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