Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 392 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🛒 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?”
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people

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