Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 306 · 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) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
13. 13.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
30. 30.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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