Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 412 · 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: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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