Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 215 · 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) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first

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