Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 208 · 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 spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
18. 18.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices

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