Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 930 · 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) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
14. 14.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
25. 25.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first

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