Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 537 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
13. 13.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📣 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
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do

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