Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 122 · 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? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
8. 8.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🛒 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?”
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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