Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 196 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
20. 20.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
29. 29.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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