Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 325 · 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: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts

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