Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 167 · 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: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
25. 25.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
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) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
36. 36.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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