Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 599 · 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? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
18. 18.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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