Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 993 · 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: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
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 compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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