Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 466 · 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) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
32. 32.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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