Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 851 · 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) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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