Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 652 · 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: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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