Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 136 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
13. 13.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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