Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 252 · 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: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
31. 31.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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