Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 921 · 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) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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