Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 239 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
6. 6.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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