Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 906 · 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: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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