Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 746 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
7. 7.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📣 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) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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