Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 944 · 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? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
13. 13.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
17. 17.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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