Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 829 · 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.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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