Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 523 · 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) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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