Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 362 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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