Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 130 · 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) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
4. 4.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.📣 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) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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