Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 932 · 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: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people

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