Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 476 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
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 listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
22. 22.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
34. 34.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
38. 38.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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