Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 741 · 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: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
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.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
21. 21.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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