Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 837 · 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 new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear

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