Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 863 · 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 careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
21. 21.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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