Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 778 · 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 decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
20. 20.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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