Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 674 · 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? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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