Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 904 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.📣 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
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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