Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 413 · 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? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
25. 25.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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