Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 159 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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