Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 226 · 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.📣 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) check with the school (d) tell everyone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions

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