Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 79 · 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: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
20. 20.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
28. 28.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
29. 29.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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