Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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