Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 757 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
5. 5.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📣 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
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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