Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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