Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 141 · 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: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
4. 4.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
9. 9.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
15. 15.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
17. 17.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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