Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 281 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
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.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
27. 27.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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