Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 663 · 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) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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