Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 127 · 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) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
10. 10.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options

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