Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 896 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”

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