Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 254 · 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: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour

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