Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 331 · 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.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
22. 22.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
37. 37.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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