Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 111 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
7. 7.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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