Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 936 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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