Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 156 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
2. 2.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website

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