Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 157 · 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: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
40. 40.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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