Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 973 · 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: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📣 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) check with the school (d) tell everyone
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
37. 37.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry

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