Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 818 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
23. 23.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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