Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 847 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
27. 27.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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