Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 858 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (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.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons

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