Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 704 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
30. 30.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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