Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 577 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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