Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 102 · 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: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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