Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 852 · 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) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
2. 2.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
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) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first

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