Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 714 · 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: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
5. 5.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks

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