Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 525 · 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) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
36. 36.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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