Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 236 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.📣 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking

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