Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 450 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
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 checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear

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