Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 249 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof

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