Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 255 · 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.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
9. 9.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides

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