Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 979 · 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 never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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