Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 284 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking

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