Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 171 · 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? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone

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