Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 69 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school

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