Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 283 · 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) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.📣 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
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions

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