Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 703 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side

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