Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 94 · 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) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📣 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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