Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 404 · 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: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📣 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
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
7. 7.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
14. 14.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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