Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 269 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
11. 11.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
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: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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