Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 140 · 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: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”

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