Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 793 · 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? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking

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