Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 430 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
3. 3.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📣 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) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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