Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 402 · 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: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
23. 23.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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