Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 634 · 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) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
4. 4.True or false: “shares without checking” 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) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) never asks why

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