Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 849 · 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.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
16. 16.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”

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