Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 486 · 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons

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