Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 637 · 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) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
3. 3.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
17. 17.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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