Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 100 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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