Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 553 · 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) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever

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