Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 326 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
27. 27.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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