Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 387 · 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) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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