Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 364 · 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 never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
24. 24.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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