Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 861 · 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) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
17. 17.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour

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