Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 595 · 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: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
12. 12.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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