Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 363 · 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 changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
20. 20.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry

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