Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 377 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts

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