Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 676 · 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) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
7. 7.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
14. 14.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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