Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 191 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
26. 26.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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