Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 675 · 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) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
2. 2.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
18. 18.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding

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