Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 859 · 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.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
19. 19.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking

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