Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 213 · 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 decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical 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) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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