Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 659 · 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 thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛒 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?”
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry

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