Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 29 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (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) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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