Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 912 · 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: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
27. 27.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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