Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 857 · 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 trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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