Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 107 · 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: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛒 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?”
37. 37.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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