Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 987 · 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) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
2. 2.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
25. 25.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
28. 28.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”

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