Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 728 · 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? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
5. 5.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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