Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 755 · 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) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.📣 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) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
4. 4.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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