Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 372 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
16. 16.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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