Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 160 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking

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