Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 143 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
19. 19.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
33. 33.📣 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why

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