Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 229 · 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.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
14. 14.📣 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
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
34. 34.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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