Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 270 · 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) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options

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