Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 314 · 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.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
5. 5.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
15. 15.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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