Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 969 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.📣 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
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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