Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 478 · 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: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📣 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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