Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 833 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” 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) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions

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