Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 153 · 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: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.📣 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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