Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 773 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🛒 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?”
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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