Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 192 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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