Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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