Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 696 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📣 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts

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