Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 601 · 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? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.🛒 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?”
38. 38.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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