Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 742 · 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 not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
22. 22.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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