Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 643 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📣 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
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
27. 27.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry

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