Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 309 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts

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