Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 752 · 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) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (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) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
20. 20.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking

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