Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 145 · 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.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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