Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 214 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof

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