Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 289 · 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: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact

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