Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 554 · 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 decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
26. 26.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
27. 27.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
36. 36.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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