Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 352 · 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? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea

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