Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 710 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour

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