Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 293 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”

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