Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 179 · 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: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding

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