Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 732 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
12. 12.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
30. 30.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact

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