Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 935 · 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: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.📣 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
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options

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