Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 999 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
3. 3.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
10. 10.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof

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