Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 919 · 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) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
36. 36.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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