Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 885 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
29. 29.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
36. 36.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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