Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 175 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
30. 30.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
38. 38.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”

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