Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 872 · 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.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
11. 11.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
14. 14.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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