Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 819 · 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) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛒 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?”
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry

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