Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 83 · 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: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
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) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
7. 7.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
13. 13.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do

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