Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 816 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📣 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
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof

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