Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 524 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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