Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 383 · 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛒 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?”
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one

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