Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 78 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛒 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?”
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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