Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 315 · 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.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
6. 6.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
36. 36.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof

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