Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 835 · 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 changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
21. 21.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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