Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 582 · 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? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful 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) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
36. 36.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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