Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 765 · 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) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend

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