Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 251 · 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: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
37. 37.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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