Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 712 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
3. 3.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
26. 26.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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