Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 458 · 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) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away

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