Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 170 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
8. 8.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
10. 10.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📣 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
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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