Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 435 · 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) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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