Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 389 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (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: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
14. 14.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
27. 27.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛒 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?”
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side

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