Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 738 · 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) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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