Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 42 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.📣 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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