Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 60 · 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: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
24. 24.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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