Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 648 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
24. 24.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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