Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 939 · 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.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
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.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
22. 22.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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