Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 245 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
6. 6.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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