Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 629 · 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? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides

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