Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 322 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📣 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
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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