Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 528 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
22. 22.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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