Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 903 · 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: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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