Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 791 · 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? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📣 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) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website

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