Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 138 · 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) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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