Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 961 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts

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