Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 436 · 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) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.📣 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) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
15. 15.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
20. 20.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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