Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 616 · 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: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
7. 7.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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