Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 555 · 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: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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