Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 717 · 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 copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
10. 10.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
16. 16.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides

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