Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 579 · 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 careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
14. 14.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.📣 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
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking

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