Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 641 · 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: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
7. 7.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.📣 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) check with the school (d) tell everyone
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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