Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 335 · 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: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
22. 22.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.📣 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
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons

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