Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 546 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website

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