Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 840 · 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 trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
38. 38.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour

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