Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 240 · 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 asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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