Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 98 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
20. 20.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one

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