Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 916 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do

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