Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 977 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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