Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 419 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
26. 26.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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