Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 684 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
5. 5.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
29. 29.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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