Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 202 · 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) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.📣 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
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
39. 39.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides

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