Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 574 · 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: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
5. 5.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
6. 6.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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