Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 207 · 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 changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
30. 30.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
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 looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices

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