Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 604 · 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: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
15. 15.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
27. 27.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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