Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 129 · 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: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
10. 10.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
21. 21.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
28. 28.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin

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