Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 66 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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