Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 780 · 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: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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