Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 294 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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