Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 594 · 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? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
11. 11.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”

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