Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 947 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
25. 25.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
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 copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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