Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 748 · 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) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.📣 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
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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