Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 945 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
20. 20.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”

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