Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 119 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side

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