Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 198 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
3. 3.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📣 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
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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