Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 180 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
37. 37.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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