Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 391 · 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 careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
28. 28.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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