Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 274 · 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? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options

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