Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 123 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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