Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 955 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
10. 10.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
13. 13.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📣 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) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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