Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 131 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.📣 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) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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