Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 716 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
29. 29.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
33. 33.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry

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