Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 224 · 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 hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do

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