Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 647 · 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: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
21. 21.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
32. 32.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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