Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 586 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.📣 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
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
31. 31.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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