Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 988 · 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.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
2. 2.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website

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