Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 150 · 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: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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