Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 801 · 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.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website

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