Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 253 · 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 listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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