Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 711 · 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 spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
13. 13.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
22. 22.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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