Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 209 · 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 looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do

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