Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 605 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry

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