Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 382 · 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: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📣 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
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
26. 26.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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