Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 204 · 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 changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why

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