Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 456 · 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) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
3. 3.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend

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