Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 901 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🛒 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?”
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts

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