Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 397 · 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.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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