Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 396 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear

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