Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 203 · 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 believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
18. 18.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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