Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 467 · 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: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
27. 27.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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