Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 761 · 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) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”

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