Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 235 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
11. 11.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions

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