Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 918 · 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 spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.📣 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
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions

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