Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 628 · 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? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
20. 20.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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