Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 311 · 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.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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