Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 262 · 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 asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
5. 5.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
16. 16.🛒 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?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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