Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 956 · 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) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📣 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
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
32. 32.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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