Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 959 · 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: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
27. 27.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options

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