Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 310 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
12. 12.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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