Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 661 · 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 asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
27. 27.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking

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