Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 319 · 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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