Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 701 · 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: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
26. 26.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why

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