Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 125 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
17. 17.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
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 not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website

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