Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 877 · 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 asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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