Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 782 · 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? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
29. 29.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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