Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 856 · 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 copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side

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