Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 421 · 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) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
15. 15.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
30. 30.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry

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