Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 87 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
14. 14.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks

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