Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 323 · 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: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website

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