Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 457 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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