Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 895 · 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: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”

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