Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 681 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.📣 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
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway

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