Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 967 · 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? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
13. 13.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) compares the options

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