Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 846 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🛒 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?”
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why

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