Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 735 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📣 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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