Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 388 · 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) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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 trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.📣 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
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
32. 32.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions

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