Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 800 · 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: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
13. 13.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
31. 31.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do

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