Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 809 · 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) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
33. 33.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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