Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 787 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone

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