Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 405 · 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? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
11. 11.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight

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