Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 272 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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