Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 336 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
26. 26.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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