Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 784 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.📣 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
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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