Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 573 · 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: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
4. 4.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people

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