Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 492 · 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: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.📣 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
31. 31.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options

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