Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 227 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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