Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 451 · 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? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
17. 17.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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