Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 606 · 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: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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