Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 758 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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