Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 295 · 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) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
3. 3.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
27. 27.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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