Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 176 · 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) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
6. 6.📣 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
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
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) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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