Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 228 · 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 shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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