Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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