Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 484 · 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: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
11. 11.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
35. 35.True or false: “believes every rumour” 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) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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