Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 219 · 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.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
2. 2.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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