Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 927 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
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) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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