Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 349 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”

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