Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 729 · 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.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
4. 4.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
5. 5.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
9. 9.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding

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