Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 915 · 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) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
3. 3.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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