Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 769 · 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: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
13. 13.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
37. 37.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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