Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 910 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📣 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
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
31. 31.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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