Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 687 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
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 what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
37. 37.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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