Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 922 · 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: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons

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