Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 785 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
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 asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website

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