Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 535 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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