Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 328 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
12. 12.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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