Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 358 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
3. 3.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
10. 10.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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