Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 338 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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