Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 316 · 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: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
16. 16.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
21. 21.📣 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
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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