Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 502 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding

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