Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 550 · 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 hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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