Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 522 · 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 copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side

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