Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 997 · 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.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
13. 13.📣 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) tell everyone (d) check with the school
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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