Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 867 · 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) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
3. 3.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical 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.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
11. 11.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
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) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) never asks why

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