Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 244 · 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: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
14. 14.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first

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