Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 943 · 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) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.📣 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) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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