Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 581 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
38. 38.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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