Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 889 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
10. 10.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking

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