Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 745 · 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: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof

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