Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 96 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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