Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 496 · 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.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”

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