Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 695 · 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) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
15. 15.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend

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