Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 822 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📣 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) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof

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