Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 691 · 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) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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