Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 960 · 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) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
13. 13.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
24. 24.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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