Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 882 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
3. 3.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side

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