Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 750 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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