Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 371 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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