Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 990 · 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) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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