Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 975 · 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 asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
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 hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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