Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 483 · 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: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
22. 22.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof

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