Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 110 · 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) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons

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