Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 548 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
12. 12.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
28. 28.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📣 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
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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