Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 985 · 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 what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
25. 25.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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