Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 633 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
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? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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