Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 113 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
2. 2.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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