Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 324 · 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) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
11. 11.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
38. 38.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
39. 39.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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