Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 767 · 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) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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