Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 4 · 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: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
4. 4.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
5. 5.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
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.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour

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