Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 260 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
26. 26.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
31. 31.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”

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