Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 871 · 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: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📣 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
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
5. 5.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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