Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 380 · 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 hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
8. 8.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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