Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 638 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
37. 37.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”

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