Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 817 · 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 thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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