Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 510 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone

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