Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 414 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
28. 28.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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