Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 544 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🛒 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?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
19. 19.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour

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