Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 620 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
13. 13.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
28. 28.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
31. 31.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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