Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 75 · 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) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options

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