Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 744 · 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? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🛒 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?”
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
24. 24.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
28. 28.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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