Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 739 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
4. 4.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
34. 34.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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