Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 561 · 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 changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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