Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 332 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices

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