Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 720 · 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: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
30. 30.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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