Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 172 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides

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