Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 151 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
35. 35.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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