Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 515 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.📣 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts

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