Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 831 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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