Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 723 · 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? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🛒 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?”
9. 9.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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