Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 552 · 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) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.📣 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
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons

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