Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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