Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 902 · 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 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) tell everyone (d) check with the school
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
28. 28.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts

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