Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 268 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (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: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
28. 28.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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